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1770 In Music
Events * The " Concert des Amateurs" is founded by François-Joseph Gossec. * Ballet is performed the first time in Oslo by Madame Stuart. *''Musikalisches Vielerley'' is published; a collection of pieces from various composers, edited by CPE Bach. (Hamburg: Michael Christian Bock) Classical music *Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Fantasia in D minor, H.224 *Johann Christian Bach **6 Keyboard Concertos, Op. 7 **6 Quartets, Op. 8 *Luigi Boccherini – Cello Concerto in D major, G.479 *Joseph Haydn – Baryton Trio in A major, Hob.XI:2 *Gabriele Leone – Six sonatas for mandolin and bass marked with signs according to the new method, Op. 2 *Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony 11 *Pietro Nardini – Sonatas for 2 Flutes/Violins and Basso Continuo Methods and theory writings * Johann Caspar Heck – ''The Art of Playing the Harpsichord'' * John Holden – ''An Essay Towards a Rational System of Music'' Operas Christoph Willibald Gluck – ''Paride ed Elena'', Wq.39 Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concert Des Amateurs
The Concert des Amateurs was a company which organized musical concerts in France. Established in 1769 it was dissolved in 1781. History The Concert des Amateurs was created in 1769 and housed at the Hôtel de Soubise in Paris. It was financed only by private funds.Included in private funds were donations and annual subscriptions. Unlike all other societies of the time, it competed with the Concert Spirituel, inaugurated in 1725. From 1769 to 1773, the Concert des Amateurs was directed by the founder of the society François-Joseph Gossec; Joseph Bologne de Saint-George replaced him.. Every week, from December to March, the Concert des Amateurs performed contemporary and/or unpublished works, sometimes in premiere. In the absence of financial means, the Concert des Amateurs disappeared in 1781. Notes and references Notes References Bibliography * External links Le Concert des AmateursLe Concert des Amateurs à l'Hôtel de Soubise (1769-1781)at Maison des scienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Billings
William Billings (October 7, 1746 – September 26, 1800) is regarded as the first American choral composer and leading member of the First New England School. Life William Billings was born in Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of 14, the death of his father stopped Billings' formal schooling. In order to help support his family, young Billings trained as a tanner. He possibly received musical instruction from John Barry, one of the choir members at the New South Church, but for the most part he was self-taught. Billings had an unusual appearance and a strong addiction to snuff. His contemporary wrote that Billings "was a singular man, of moderate size, short of one leg, with one eye, without any address & with an uncommon negligence of person. Still, he spake & sung & thought as a man above the common abilities." Billings' wife died on March 26, 1795, leaving him with six children under the age of 18. He died in poverty in Boston on September 26, 1800. His funeral was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Reicha
Anton (Antonín, Antoine) Joseph Reicha (Rejcha) (26 February 1770 – 28 May 1836) was a Czech-born, Bavarian-educated, later naturalized French composer and music theorist. A contemporary and lifelong friend of Beethoven, he is now best remembered for his substantial early contributions to the wind quintet literature and his role as teacher of pupils including Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz and César Franck. He was also an accomplished theorist, and wrote several treatises on various aspects of composition. Some of his theoretical work dealt with experimental methods of composition, which he applied in a variety of works such as fugues and études for piano and string quartet. None of the advanced ideas he advocated in the most radical of his music and writings, such as polyrhythm, polytonality and microtonal music, were accepted or employed by other nineteenth-century composers. Due to Reicha's unwillingness to have his music published (like Michael Haydn before him), he fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 26
Events Pre-1600 *747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events. * 364 – Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman emperor. * 1266 – Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by Manfred, King of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples. * 1365 – The Ava Kingdom and the royal city of Ava (Inwa) founded by King Thado Minbya. 1601–1900 * 1606 – The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea. * 1616 – Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun. * 1775 – The British East India Company factory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1839 In Music
This article is about music-related events in 1839. Events *March 21 – Felix Mendelssohn conducts the first known performance of Franz Schubert's '' Great C Major Symphony'' *November 17 – Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, '' Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio'', opens at La Scala, Milan. Classical music *Hector Berlioz – '' Romeo et Juliette'' *Frédéric Chopin ** Ballade No. 2 ** Scherzo No. 3 ** Piano Sonata No. 2 *Mikhail Glinka **La séparation **Polonaise **Valse-Fantasie *Johann Nepomuk Hummel – ''2 Preludes and Fugue for Organ'' (published posthumously) *Joseph Lanner – ''Amazonen-Galopp''; ''Malapou Galop'' *Franz Liszt **Valse mélancolique, S.210 **Angiolin dal biondo crin, S.269 **Fantaisie sur des motifs favoris de l'opéra 'La sonnambula', S.393 *Felix Mendelssohn **6 Gesänge, Op. 47 ** Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 **"Liebe und Wein" *Robert Schumann: **''Arabesque'' in C, Op. 18 **'' Blumenstück'' (''Flower Piece'') in D, Op. 19 **''Humoreske'' in B, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Randel
Don Michael Randel (born December 9, 1940) is an American musicologist, specializing in the music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance in Spain and France. He is currently the Chair of the Board of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation, and a member of the Encyclopædia Britannica editorial board, and has previously served as the fifth president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, twelfth president of the University of Chicago, Provost of Cornell University, and Dean of Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences. He has served as editor of the third and fourth editions of the ''Harvard Dictionary of Music'', the ''Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music'', and the ''Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2002. Randel is a triple alumnus of Princeton University, where he earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in musicology. After completing his PhD at Princeton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 22
Events Pre-1600 * 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut, ends in victory for Ferdinand. *1371 – Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty. * 1495 – King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne. 1601–1900 * 1632 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's ''Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'' . * 1651 – St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people. *1744 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended. * 1797 – The last Invasion of Britain b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1841 In Music
Events *April 13 – The first Dresden opera house in Germany opens with the performance of a work by Carl Maria von Weber. *Robert Schumann writes two symphonies: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, opus 38 (also called the "Spring" symphony), and Symphony No. 4 in D minor, opus 120. (The D-minor symphony is edited extensively by Schumann in 1851, and thus is given a much later opus number and subsequently referred to as No. 4, although it is actually his second.) *Tenor Domenico Donzelli retires from the stage. * Nikolay Afanas'yev resigns as concertmaster of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra in order to conduct the serf orchestra of a wealthy landowner at Vïksa, near St Petersburg. Popular music * August Heinrich Hoffmann – "Deutschlandlied" (to music written in 1797 by Joseph Haydn) Classical music * Adolphe Adam – ''Giselle'' (ballet) *Hector Berlioz **Rêverie et Caprice, H 88 **''Les nuits d'été'' *Frederic Chopin ** Ballade No. 3 ** Fantaisie in F minor * Theo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Carulli
Ferdinando Maria Meinrado Francesco Pascale Rosario Carulli (9 February 1770 – 17 February 1841) was an Italian composer for classical guitar and the author of the influential ''Méthode complète pour guitare ou lyre'', op. 27 (1810), which contains music still used by student guitarists today. He wrote a variety of works for classical guitar, including numerous solo and chamber works and several concertos. He was an extremely prolific writer, composing over 400 works for the instrument. Biography Carulli was born to an affluent, upper-class family in Naples. His father, Michele, was a distinguished literator, secretary to the delegate of the Neapolitan Jurisdiction. Like many of his contemporaries, he was taught musical theory by a priest, who was also an amateur musician. Carulli's first instrument was the cello, which he taught from the local priest, but when he was twenty he discovered the guitar and devoted his life to the study and advancement of the guitar. As there we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 20
Events Pre-1600 *1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated. *1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark. *1521 – Juan Ponce de León sets out from Spain for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists. *1547 – Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1601–1900 *1685 – René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas. *1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington. *1798 – Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power. *1813 – Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta. *1816 – Rossini's opera ''The Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1846 In Music
Events *June 28 – Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. *August 16 – Gioachino Rossini marries artist's model Olympe Pélissier. *Electric spotlighting is installed at the Paris Opera. Published popular music *" Lijepa naša domovino" Croatian national anthem m. Josip Runjanin w. Antun Mihanović (written in 1835) *" The Indian's Prayer" w. Anonymous, m. I.B. Woodbury *"There's a Good Time Coming" by Stephen Foster *"Well-A-Day" by George Linley *" When the Swallows Homeward Fly" w.m. Franz Abt Oratorio * César Franck – ''Ruth'' *Felix Mendelssohn – Elijah Classical music *Hector Berlioz – '' La damnation de Faust'' *Anton Bruckner **''Tantum ergo'', WAB 41, 42 **" Ständchen", WAB 84.2 *Frederic Chopin ** Polonaise-Fantaisie ** Barcarolle ** Cello Sonata * Carl Czerny – Impromptu Fugué, Op.776 *Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst – Rondo Papageno, Op.20 *Henry Litolff – Concerto Symphonique No 3 in E-flat, Op. 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
