1838 in music
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See also: 1837 in music, other events of 1838, 1839 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Giovanni Ricordi buys Giuseppe Verdi's copyrights.
Popular music
- "Annie Laurie", words (1688) William Douglas, music Lady John Scott (Alicia Ann Spottiswoode)
- "'Tis Home Where'er the Heart Is" by Robert Dale Owen
Classical music
- Franz Lachner - Frauenliebe und Leben
- Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Opera
- Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz
Births
- October 25 - Georges Bizet, French composer
- July 9 - Philip Paul Bliss
Deaths
- September 7 - Joseph Panny
- September 8 - Pietro Rovelli
- March 24 - Thomas Attwood
- July 28 - Bernhard Henrik Crusell
