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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] |
1839
Events January–March * January 2 – The first photograph of the Moon is taken, by French photographer Louis Daguerre. * January 6 – Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. * January 9 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the daguerreotype photography process. * January 19 – British forces capture Aden. * January 20 – Battle of Yungay: Chile defeats the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, leading to the restoration of an independent Peru. * January – The first parallax measurement of the distance to Alpha Centauri is published by Thomas Henderson. * February 11 – The University of Missouri is established, becoming the first public university west of the Mississippi River. * February 24 – William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel. * March 5 – Longwood University is founded in Farmville, Virginia. * March 7 – Baltimore City College, the third public high school in the United States, is established i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
