1790 in music
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Events
- 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...
and Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
meet for the first time. - Georg Joseph VoglerGeorg Joseph VoglerGeorg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler , was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.Vogler was born at Pleichach in Würzburg...
brings his invention, the orchestrionOrchestrionAn orchestrion is a generic name for a machine that plays music and is designed to sound like an orchestra or band. Orchestrions may be operated by means of a large pinned cylinder or by a music roll and less commonly book music. The sound is usually produced by pipes, though they will be voiced...
, to LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - Beginnings of the Beijing OperaBeijing operaPeking opera or Beijing opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court...
. - Following the death of Prince Nikolaus EsterházyNikolaus EsterházyNikolaus Esterházy was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. His building of palaces, extravagant clothing, and taste for opera and other grand musical productions led to his being given the title "the Magnificent"...
, his son disbands the orchestra and the players disperse. - August DuranowskiAugust DuranowskiAugust Duranowski was a Polish-born French violinist and composer.Duranowski was born in Warsaw. He studied the violin in Paris with Giovanni Battista Viotti, becoming leader of the Brussels opera orchestra in 1790. He toured Europe and settled in Strasbourg...
becomes leader of the Brussels opera orchestra.
Opera
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – Der Teufel als Hydraulikus
- Étienne MéhulÉtienne MéhulEtienne Nicolas Méhul was a French composer, "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution." He was also the first composer to be called a "Romantic".-Life:...
– Euphrosine et Corradin ou le Tyran corrigé - 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...
– Così fan tutteCosì fan tutteCosì fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte....
(at the suggestion of the Emperor Joseph II first produced at Vienna in 1790) - 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...
– Nina (libretto by Giambattista Lorenzi)
Classical music
- Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
– Cantata on the Death of Joseph II - Johann Ladislaus Dussek – Piano Trio
- Joseph Haydn – String Quartets, Op. 64, "Tost"
- Johann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk HummelJohann Nepomuk Hummel or Jan Nepomuk Hummel was an Austrian composer and virtuoso pianist. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era.- Life :...
– Piano Quartet in D - Claus SchallClaus SchallClaus Nielsen Schall was a Danish violinist and composer.-Notable works:*Bønderne og herrerne på lystgården *Kjærlighedens og Mistankens Magt *Savoyardinderne...
– Concerto No. 4 for violin and orchestra in D major
Births
- February 11 – Ignaz AssmayerIgnaz AssmayerIgnaz Assmayer was an Austrian composer of liturgical music. An organist at St. Peter's Abbey in Salzburg, he lived in Vienna from 1815, and was in 1846 the conductor of the Court Orchestra. Assmayer was a friend of Franz Schubert.-Life:Assmayer was born at Salzburg...
, composer (d. 1862) - February 16 – Chretien UrhanChrétien UrhanChrétien Urhan was a violinist, organist, composer and player of the viola and the viola d'amore.- Career outline :His father first introduced him to the violin...
, composer - March 15 – Nicola VaccaiNicola VaccaiNicola Vaccai was an Italian composer, particularly of operas, and a singing teacher.-Life and career as a composer:...
, composer - July 23 – Anna Sofia SevelinAnna Sofia SevelinAnna Sofia Sevelin, born Thunberg , was a Swedish opera singer . She was a court singer and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts....
, alto - October 10 – Georg GersonGeorg GersonGeorg Gerson was a Danish composer and banker. Most of his works are orchestral.-External Links:...
, composer (d. 1825) - October 17 – August Ferdinand AnackerAugust Ferdinand AnackerAugust Ferdinand Anacker was a German composer.Anacker, the son of a poor shoemaker, was born in Freiberg, Saxony. He attended the Gymnasium in Freiberg before going to Leipzig in 1813 to study music with Johann Gottfried Schicht and Friedrich Schneider...
, composer (d. 1854) - October 30 – Karol LipińskiKarol LipinskiKarol Józef Lipiński was a Polish virtuoso violinist and composer.-Life:Lipiński was born in Radzyń Podlaski. In 1810 he became the first violin and two years later the conductor of the opera orchestra at Lwów . In 1817 he went to Italy in the hope of hearing Niccolò Paganini...
, violinist and composer (d. 1861) - November 7 – Luigi LegnaniLuigi LegnaniLuigi Rinaldo Legnani was an Italian guitarist, singer, composer and luthier.He is not to be confused with the sculptor Luigi Legnani .....
, guitarist and composer (d. 1877) - November 11 – Joseph KreutzerJoseph KreutzerJoseph Kreutzer was a German violinist, composer, and conductor. His compositions consisted mostly of chamber music and instructive pieces for bowed strings and guitar...
, violinist, conductor and composer (d. 1840) - date unknown – Ghanam Krishna IyerGhanam Krishna IyerGhanam Krishna Iyar was a composer of Carnatic music and was famous for his padams. Padams are expressive songs of three of more stanzas, used generally as an accompaniment to classical dance. Krishna Iyar was a student of the famous composer, Pacchimiriam Adiyappa. He was also influenced by...
, Carnatic music composer (d. 1854)
Deaths
- February 14 – Capel BondCapel BondCapel Bond was an English organist and composer.He was born in Gloucester, the son of William Bond and the younger brother of painter and japanner Daniel Bond . He received his education at the Crypt school with his uncle, Rev...
, composer, 59 - February 19 – Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer, 47
- February 21 – Johann Friedrich KlofflerJohann Friedrich KlöfflerJohann Friedrich Klöffler was a German conductor, composer, and administrator. He was one of the earliest to write music for two orchestras....
, conductor and composer, 64 - June 25- Lovisa AugustiLovisa AugustiLovisa Sofia Augusti, , was a Swedish opera singer. She was a court singer and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.- Biography :...
, opera singer, 33 - September 3 – Thomas Norris, composer
- September 28 – Prince Nikolaus EsterházyNikolaus EsterházyNikolaus Esterházy was a Hungarian prince, a member of the famous Esterházy family. His building of palaces, extravagant clothing, and taste for opera and other grand musical productions led to his being given the title "the Magnificent"...
, patron of Joseph Haydn - December 16 – Ludwig August LebrunLudwig August LebrunLudwig August Lebrun was a German oboist and composer.-Life:Lebrun was born in Mannheim. The well-known and celebrated oboe virtuoso played with the orchestra at the court of the Prince-Elector Carl Theodor in Mannheim...
, composer, 38 - date unknown
- François-Henri ClicquotFrançois-Henri ClicquotFrançois-Henri Clicquot was a French organ builder and was the grandson of Robert Clicquot and son of Louis-Alexandre Cliquot, who were also noted organ builders. The Clicquot firm installed the first noteworthy organ in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris...
, organ builder - Simoni Dall CroubelisSimoni Dall CroubelisSimoni Dall Croubelis was a Danish composer.-References:*This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia....
, composer - Lucile GrétryLucile GrétryLucile-Angélique-Dorothée-Louise Grétry was a French composer.The second daughter of the famous composer André Grétry and the painter Jeanne-Marie Grandon, Lucile was trained by her father who introduced her to the court of Versailles where she made the acquaintance of Marie-Antoinette...
, composer, 18
- François-Henri Clicquot