Events

* August 23 – Maria Anna Mozart marries Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold. * September 24 – The Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opens with a performance of Giovanni Paisiello’s opera ''Il mondo della luna''. * John Broadwood patents a piano pedal in England.

Classical music

* Johann Adolph Hasse - Missa Ultima in g minor * Carl Friedrich Abel – 6 Symphonies, Op. 17 * Johann Georg Albrechtsberger – Mass in D major * Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – 2 Sonaten, 2 Fantasien und 3 Rondos für Kenner und Liebhaber, Wq.58 * Ludwig van Beethoven – Three Piano Sonatas, WoO 47 ("Kurfuerstensonaten") in E-flat, F, and D * Muzio Clementi **3 Piano Sonatas, Op.9 **3 Piano Sonatas, Op.10 * Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – ''Six Symphonies after Ovid's Metamorphoses'' *

Jane Mary Guest Jane Mary Guest, also known as Jenny Guest and later as Jane Mary Miles, (c. 1762 – 20 March 1846) was an English composer and pianist. A pupil of Johann Christian Bach, and initially composing in the ...

– 6 Sonatas, Op. 1 *

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

**Baryton Trio Hob. XI:101, 103, and 108 ** Cello Concerto in D *

Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 173710 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Life Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohrau, near the Hungarian border. ...

– Symphony in E-flat major * Anton Kraft – 3 Cello Sonatas, Op. 2 * Joseph Martin Kraus – String Quartets, Op.1 (published, Berlin: J.J. Hummel, Plate 561) * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart **''Luci care, luci belle'', K.346/439a **''Mia speranza adorata,'' K.416 **'' Vorrei spiegarvi, o Dio'', K.418 **Duo for Violin and Viola, K.423 **Duo for Violin and Viola, K.424 ** Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 **'' Great Mass in C minor'' , K. 427 **''Così dunque tradisci'', K.432/421a **''Ecco quel fiero istante'', K.436 **''Mi lagnerò tacendo'', K.437 **''Due pupille amabili'', K.439 **Country Dance in G major, K.610 * Giovanni Paisiello – ''La passione di Gesù Cristo'' *

Antonio Rosetti Francesco Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750 – 30 June 1792) was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart. There is considerable confusion regarding his name. The occasional mention of a supposed, ...

– Sextet in D major, M.B24/II:19 * Daniel Gottlob Türk – 12 Leichte Klaviersonaten * Giovanni Battista Viotti **Concerto for Piano No. 7 in G **Violin Concerto No.10 in B-flat major * Samuel Wesley – ''Magnificat''

Opera

Felice Alessandri Felice Alessandri (24 November 1747 – 15 August 1798) was an Italian keyboardist and composer who was internationally active; working in Berlin, London, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Turin.Pratt, Waldo Selden. ''The History of Music''. New Yor ...

– ''Artaserse'' * Pasquale Anfossi – ''La finta ammalata'' * Domenico Cimarosa **''I due baroni di Rocca Azzurra'' **''Oreste'' **''La villana riconosciuta'' *

Vincenzo Fabrizi Vincenzo Fabrizi (1764 – c. 1812) was an Italian composer of opera buffa. Little is known of Fabrizi's life, perhaps because of his many journeys to various parts of Italy and Europe. He was born in Naples in 1764 and studied under the guidan ...

– ''I tre gobbi rivali'' * André Grétry – ''La Caravane du Caire'' * Niccolò Piccinni – '' Didon'' * Antonio Sacchini – '' Renaud'' * William Shield – ''The Poor Soldier''

Published popular music

*"I had a horse, I had nae mair", "The Rigs o' Barley", and other songs by Robert Burns

Methods and theory writings

* Anton Bemetzrieder ** Abstract of the Talents and Knowledge of a Musician ** New Lessons for the Harpsichord * Johann Michael Weissbeck – Protestationschrift oder Exemplarische Widerlegung * Georg Friedrich Wolf – Kurzer aber deutlicher Unterricht im Klavierspielen

Births

* January 12 – Erik Gustaf Geijer, writer and composer (d. 1847) *

January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 &ndas ...

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Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (20 January 1783 – 6 March 1860) was a German cellist and composer. Life Early life and career Dotzauer was born in 1783 in , near Hildburghausen. His father, a pastor, encouraged his interest in music. In ...

, German cellist and composer (d.

1860 Events January–March * January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusett ...

) * January 26 – Helmina von Chézy, librettist (d. 1856) * February 9 – Vasily Zhukovsky, librettist and poet (died 1852) *

February 15 Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberi ...

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Johann Nepomuk Poissl Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

, composer * March 8 – Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, German composer (died 1846) * March 26 – Johann Baptist Weigl, composer *

April 21 Events Pre-1600 *753 BC – Romulus founds Rome ( traditional date). * 43 BC – Battle of Mutina: Mark Antony is again defeated in battle by Aulus Hirtius, who is killed. Antony fails to capture Mutina and Decimus Brutus is murdered ...

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Reginald Heber Reginald Heber (21 April 1783 – 3 April 1826) was an English Anglican bishop, man of letters and hymn-writer. After 16 years as a country parson, he served as Bishop of Calcutta until his death at the age of 42. The son of a rich lando ...

, librettist and clergyman (died 1826) *

May 10 Events Pre-1600 * 28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. *1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edw ...

– Niccola Benvenuti, composer * May 14 – Jacques Jules Bouffil, composer and musician (died 1868) * May 22 –

Thomas Forbes Walmisley Thomas Forbes Walmisley (22 May 1783 – 10 July 1866) was an organist, and a composer of church music and of glees. Life Walmisley was born in Westminster, London in 1783, the third son of William Walmisley, clerk of the papers to the House of L ...

, composer (died 1866) * June 29 – August Alexander Klengel, pianist, organist and composer *

September 23 Events Pre-1600 * 38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified. * 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat ...

– Jane Taylor, librettist and poet (died 1824) * October 13 – Frantiszek Soltyk, composer * December 14 – Johann Christoph Kienlen, composer * December 28 –

Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg Wenzel Robert von Gallenberg (28 December 1783 – 13 March 1839) (full name Johann Wenzel Robert Maria Joseph Sigmund Seyfried, Count Gallenberg) was an Austrian composer, particularly of ballets, which were produced in Vienna and Italy. Life Ga ...

, composer *date unknown – Charles-François-Jean-Baptiste Moreau, French librettist (died 1832)

Deaths

* January 5 –

Friedrich Wilhelm Riedt Friedrich Wilhelm Riedt (5 January 1710 – 5 January 1783) was a German flautist, composer and music theorist of the Baroque period. Life Riedt was born in Berlin to English-born parents. His birth date is sometimes given as 24 January 1712. H ...

, flautist, music theorist and composer (born 1710) *

January 10 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. * 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the be ...

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Phanuel Bacon Phanuel Bacon (13 October 1700 – 10 January 1783) was an English playwright, poet and author. He was the son of the Phanuel Bacon, vicar of St Laurence's church, in Reading. Life In his youth, Bacon attended John Roysse's Free School in Abin ...

, librettist and writer (born 1700) *

January 14 Events Pre-1600 *1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. *1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. 1601–1900 *1639 – The "Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Fundamenta ...

– Giacobbe Cervetto, cellist and composer (born 1682) * January 31 –

Caffarelli Caffarelli may be *Caffarelli (castrato), stage name of the castrato Gaetano Majorano (1710-1783)Carmela Cafarelli(1889-1979) was proprietor of Cleveland Ohio's Cafarelli Opera Company *Luis Caffarelli (born 1948), American-Argentine mathematician * ...

, ''castrato'' singer (born 1710) * February 10 – James Nares, composer (born 1715) * February 21 – Richard Duke, violin maker (born 1718) * March 1 – Thomas Lowe, tenor (born c.1719) * March 23 –

Gaspard Fritz Gaspard Fritz (18 February 1716 – 23 March 1783) was a Genevan violinist and composer of the pre-classical period. He composed symphonies and chamber music. Life Fritz was born in Geneva where his father had moved in 1709 where he "taug ...

, composer * April 7 –

Ignaz Holzbauer Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer (18 September 1711 – 7 April 1783) was an Austrian composer of symphonies, concertos, operas, and chamber music, and a member of the Mannheim school. His aesthetic style is in line with that of the '' Sturm und Drang'' "mo ...

, composer (born 1711) *

May 11 Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is Assassination of Spencer Perceval, assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. *1813 – William Lawson (explorer), William Lawson, Grego ...

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Juliane Reichardt Juliane Reichardt, née Benda (14 May 1752 – 9 or 11 May 1783), was a Bohemian pianist, singer and composer. Biography Reichardt was born in Potsdam, the youngest of the six children of violinist and composer Franz Benda (1709–1786), who was ...

, composer and pianist (born 1752) * May 18 –

Lucrezia Aguiari Lucrezia Aguiari (sometimes spelled Agujari) (1743/46 in Ferrara – 18 May 1783 in Parma) was an Italian coloratura soprano. She possessed an unusually agile voice with a large vocal range that spanned slightly more than three and a half octave ...

, coloratura soprano (born 1741) * July 27 –

Johann Kirnberger Johann Philipp Kirnberger (also ''Kernberg''; 24 April 1721, Saalfeld – 27 July 1783, Berlin) was a musician, composer (primarily of fugues), and music theorist. He was a student of Johann Sebastian Bach. According to Ingeborg Allihn, Kirnberg ...

, music theorist/violist (born 1721) * October 7 –

William Tans'ur William Tans'ur (or Tansur, Tanzer, Letansur) (6 November 1706, Dunchurch – 7 October 1783, St. Neots) was an English hymn-writer, composer of West gallery music, and teacher of music. His output includes approximately a hundred hymn tun ...

, composer, teacher and arranger of hymn tunes (born c.1706) * October 29 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert, music theorist and philosopher (born 1717) * November 3 – Charles Collé, songwriter (born 1709) * December 16 – Johann Adolph Hasse, singer, composer and music teacher (born 1699) * December 20 – Antonio Soler, composer (born 1729)

References

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