1803. Glinka (Nowospask), 1803-57. Distinguished Russian composer, who also wrote some chamber music.
1803. Franz Lachner (Munich), 1803-90. A somewhat important German composer. Intimate friend of Schubert. His chamber music includes string and piano quartetts and larger works.
1803. Karl F.E. Schafhautl (Ingolstadt), 1803-90. Acoustical musician, who assisted Boehm in his improvements of the flute and other instruments. His investigations into the causes of the various tone-tints of musical instruments is said to have shaken the Helmholz theory.
1805. The Brothers Sebastian and Louis Lee (Hamburg), 1805 and 1819. Both ’cellists of repute. Louis, along with Hafner, established in Hamburg chamber music concerts. He also composed some chamber music.
1806. H.W. Veit (Repnic), 1806-64. Bohemian composer of repute, who wrote some interesting chamber music.
1807. H.N. Reber (Paris), 1807-80. French composer of distinction. His chamber music is worthy of attention.
1807. J.L. Ellerton (London), 1807-73. An amateur who wrote a large quantity of chamber music, including forty-four string quartetts.
1808. M.W. Balfe (Dublin), 1808-70. The well-known opera composer (Bohemian Girl, etc.). His piano trio in A major is an exceptional but quite interesting work. It was played at the Monday Popular Concerts, with Joachim as leader.
1808. Prince Rasumowsky (Russian), about 1808. [Transcriber’s Note: Rasumowsky was born in 1752, per Wikipedia.] He carried on from 1808 to 1816 the string quartett known by his name, and in which he played second violin. Afterwards it was called, after its leader, the Schuppanzigh Quartett. Beethoven dedicated his quartett op. 59 to Rasumowsky.
1809. E. Sauzay (Paris), born 1809. Violinist and pupil of Baillot, in whose quartett he played second violin, and afterwards viola. He took an active part in matters connected with chamber music.