1772 in music
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Events
- Carl StamitzCarl StamitzKarl Philipp Stamitz , who later changed his given name to Carl, was a German composer of partial Czech ancestry , and a violin, viola and viola d'amore virtuoso...
is resident composer at VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
. - Dr Charles BurneyCharles BurneyCharles Burney FRS was an English music historian and father of authors Frances Burney and Sarah Burney.-Life and career:...
visits Johann Baptist VanhalJohann Baptist VanhalJohann Baptist Vanhal also spelled Wanhal, Waṅhall or Wanhall was an important classical music composer born in Nechanice, Bohemia to a Czech family.- Biography :...
at ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. - Ignaz PleyelIgnaz PleyelIgnace Joseph Pleyel , ; was an Austrian-born French composer and piano builder of the Classical period.-Early years:...
becomes a pupil of Joseph HaydnJoseph HaydnFranz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
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Opera
- Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
– Alessandro nelle Indie - Johann Christian BachJohann Christian BachJohann Christian Bach was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living in the British capital...
– Endimione; Temistocle - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
- Il sogno di ScipioneIl sogno di ScipioneIl sogno di Scipione, K. 126, is a dramatic serenade in one act composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by Pietro Metastasio, which is based on the book Somnium Scipionis by Cicero. Mozart had originally composed the work at the age of 15 for his patron, Prince-Archbishop Sigismund von...
- Lucio SillaLucio SillaLucio Silla, K. 135, is an Italian opera in three acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The libretto was written by Giovanni de Gamerra.It was first performed on 26 December 1772 at the Regio Ducal Teatro in Milan....
- Il sogno di Scipione
Classical music
- Joseph HaydnJoseph HaydnFranz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
- Symphonies 44Symphony No. 44 (Haydn)The Symphony No. 44 in E minor, Hoboken 1/44, was completed in 1772 by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as Trauer...
"Trauer" and 45Symphony No. 45 (Haydn)Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, known as the "Farewell" Symphony , was composed by Joseph Haydn in 1772....
"Farewell" - String Quartets, Op. 20String Quartets, Op. 20 (Haydn)The six string quartets opus 20 by Joseph Haydn are among the works that earned Haydn the sobriquet "the father of the string quartet." The quartets are considered a milestone in the history of composition; in them, Haydn develops compositional techniques that were to define the medium for the next...
- Symphonies 44
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
– Divertimenti K. 136-138 "Salzburg Symphonies" - Andrea LuchesiAndrea LuchesiAndrea Luca Luchesi was an Italian composer.- Biography :Andrea Luchesi was born at Motta di Livenza, near Treviso the eleventh child of Pietro Luchese and Caterina Gottardi. The rather wealthy family descended from groups of noble families who had moved from Lucca to Venice in the 14th century...
– 6 Sonatas for harpsichord and violin Op.1 - Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...
– Requiem for Gennara di Borbone
Births
- March 30 – Johann Wilhelm WilmsJohann Wilhelm WilmsJohann Wilhelm Wilms was a Dutch-German composer, best known for writing Wien Neêrlands Bloed, which served as the Dutch national anthem from 1815 to 1932....
, composer - April 25 – Louis DelandLouis DelandLouis Joseph Marie Deland was a Swedish ballet dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and ballet master in the Royal Swedish Ballet...
, actor, singer and dancer (d. 1823) - May 1 – Jacques-Michel Hurel de LamareJacques-Michel Hurel de LamareJacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare was a noted French cellist.Hurel de Lamare was born in Paris. He studied cello with Jean-Louis Duport, and in 1794 he became cellist at the Theatre Feydeau in Paris. From 1801 through 1809 he toured Germany and Russia, and retired in 1815...
, cellist (d. 1823) - September 3 – Nicola TacchinardiNicola TacchinardiNicola Tacchinardi , was an Italian cellist and tenor, and later voice teacher.Tacchinardi was born at Livorno, began his career as a cellist at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, and later turned to singing , making his debut as a tenor in Livorno in 1804.He quickly appeared throughout Italy...
, cellist and operatic tenor (d. 1859) - October 4 – Francois-Louis PerneFrançois-Louis PerneFrançois-Louis Perne , was a French composer and musicographer.He is known both for his writings on the history of music, and also for being a director of the Paris Conservatoire....
, composer - unknown date
- Franz CramerFranz Cramer (violinist)Franz or François Cramer was an English violinist and conductor who was Master of the King's/Queen's Musick from 1837 until his death....
, violinist (d. 1848) - Cyrill DemianCyrill DemianCyrill Demian made his living as an organ and piano maker, with his two sons Karl and Guido, in Mariahilfer Straße No. 43 in Vienna, Austria. On May 6, 1829, Cyrill and his two sons presented a new instrument to the authorities for patent - the accordion...
, piano and organ maker (d.1847)
- Franz Cramer
Deaths
- February 13 – Pierre-Claude FoucquetPierre-Claude FoucquetPierre-Claude Foucquet was a French organist and harpsichordist.Pierre-Claude Foucquet was born in Paris, the son of Pierre Foucquet and Anna-Barbe Domballe. He was born into a family of musicians. At age 18, he was appointed as the organist at Saint Honoré church in Paris...
, organist and harpsichordist (b. 1694) - March – Francesco CarattoliFrancesco CarattoliFrancesco Carattoli was an Italian bass buffo, or singer of opera buffa.Carattoli was born in Rome, and began singing in the 1740s...
, operatic bass (b. c. 1705) - March 11 – Georg Reutter II, composer (b. 1708)
- April 19 – Johann Peter KellnerJohann Peter KellnerJohann Peter Kellner was a German organist and composer. He was the father of Johann Christoph Kellner.-Biography:...
, organist and composer (b. 1705) - April 22 – Marie FavartMarie FavartMarie-Justine-Benoîte Favart was an opera singer, actress, and dancer, the wife of the dramatist, Charles Simon Favart....
, opera singer, actress and dancer (b. 1727) - May 6 – Edmund PaschaEdmund PaschaEdmund Pascha was a preacher, organist and composer. He used pseudonym Claudianus Ostern.- Life :Pascha was born in Kroměříž. His exact date of birth and his first name are unknown. In 1731 he was affiliated as a Franciscan cleric novice in Hlohovec. There he got oblate name Edmund...
, organist and composer (b. 1714) - June 15 – Claude Daquin, composer and organist (b. 1694)
- October 8 – Jean-Joseph de MondonvilleJean-Joseph de MondonvilleJean-Joseph de Mondonville , also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer. He was a younger contemporary of Jean-Philippe Rameau and enjoyed great success in his day...
, violinist and composer (b. 1711) - date unknown – Francesco BarsantiFrancesco BarsantiFrancesco Barsanti was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer. He was born in the Tuscan city of Lucca but spent most of his career in London.- Biography :...
, flautist, oboist and composer (b. 1690)