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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...
- Symphony no. 7Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, in 1811, was the seventh of his nine symphonies. He worked on it while staying in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice in the hope of improving his health. It was completed in 1812, and was dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries.At its debut,...
(Opus 92) - Symphony no. 8Symphony No. 8 (Beethoven)Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Beethoven fondly referred to it as "my little Symphony in F," distinguishing it from his Sixth Symphony, a longer work also in F....
(Opus 93) - Violin Sonata No. 10Violin Sonata No. 10 (Beethoven)The Violin Sonata No. 10 of Ludwig van Beethoven in G major, his Opus 96, was written in 1812, published in 1816, and dedicated to Beethoven's pupil Archduke Rudolph Johannes Joseph Rainier of Austria, who gave its first performance, together with the violinist Pierre Rode...
- Symphony no. 7
Opera
- Gioachino Rossini
- Ciro in BabiloniaCiro in BabiloniaCiro in Babilonia, ossia La caduta di Baldassare in an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Francesco Aventi. It was first performed at the Teatro Comunale, Ferrara during Lent, 1812. The exact date of the premiere is unknown but is believed to be March 14...
- Demetrio e PolibioDemetrio e PolibioDemetrio e Polibio is a two-act operatic dramma serio by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Vincenzina Viganò-Mombelli. The opera was orchestrated for strings only....
- L'inganno feliceL'inganno feliceL'inganno felice is an opera in one act by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa. Foppa reworked the libretto which Giuseppe Palomba had written for an opera of the same name by Paisiello ....
- La scala di setaLa scala di setaLa scala di seta is an operatic farsa comica in one act by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa. It was first performed in Venice, Italy at the Teatro San Moisè on May 9, 1812...
- Ciro in Babilonia
Births
- January 14 – Karl GraedenerKarl GraedenerKarl Graedener was a German composer.-Biography:He was born in Rostock. From 1835 to 1838 he was a cellist in Helsinki. Then, he was musical director of the Kiel University for ten years. In 1851 he founded a singing school in Hamburg, which he directed until 1861...
, composer (d. 1883) - January 21 – Eduard TauwitzEduard TauwitzEduard Tauwitz was a German composer and native of Glatz, Prussian Silesia. While studying law at the University of Breslau he devoted himself to music under the direction of Wolf and Mosovius. At the same time he took charge of the Akademische Gesangverein...
, composer (d. 1894) - March 11 – William Vincent WallaceWilliam Vincent WallaceWilliam Vincent Wallace was an Irish composer and musician.-Early life:Wallace was born at Colbeck Street, Waterford, Ireland. Both parents were Irish, his father, of County Mayo, was a regimental bandmaster....
, composer (d. 1865) - April 27 – Friedrich von FlotowFriedrich von FlotowFriedrich Adolf Ferdinand, Freiherr von Flotow was a German composer. He is chiefly remembered for his opera Martha, which was popular in the 19th century....
, composer (d. 1883) - May 14 – Emilie MayerEmilie MayerEmilie Mayer was a German composer of Romantic music. She was a pupil of Carl Loewe....
, composer (d. 1883) - June 27 – John Pyke HullahJohn Pyke HullahJohn Pyke Hullah , English composer and teacher of music, was born at Worcester.He was a pupil of William Horsley from 1829, and entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1833...
, composer and music teacher (d. 1884) - October 1 – Johann RufinatschaJohann RufinatschaJohann Rufinatscha was an Austrian composer, theorist and music teacher.-Life:Rufinatscha was born in 1812 in Mals . At the age of 14 he came to Innsbruck, where he studied the piano, violin, and musical study at the conservatory...
, composer, music theorist and teacher (d. 1893) - November 28 – Ludvig Mathias LindemanLudvig Mathias LindemanLudvig Mathias Lindeman was a Norwegian composer and organist. He is most noted for compiling Norwegian folk music in his work Ældre og nyere norske Fjeldmelodier. -Background:...
, composer (d. 1887) - December 28 – Julius RietzJulius RietzAugust Wilhelm Julius Rietz was a German composer, conductor and cellist. He was a teacher among whose students were Woldemar Bargiel, Salomon Jadassohn and Arthur Sullivan. He also edited many works by Felix Mendelssohn for publication.-Biography:He studied the cello under Schmidt, Bernhard...
, cellist, conductor and composer (d. 1877) - date unknown
- Marie Pauline ÅhmanMarie Pauline ÅhmanMarie Pauline Åhman, née Landby , was a Swedish harpsichordist. She is known as a the first known female musician employed at the Royal Swedish Chapell orhcestra Kungliga Hovkapellet....
, harpsichordist - Sophie LöweSophie LöweJohanna Sophie Christiane Löwe was a German opera soprano, active mainly in Vienna and Berlin. She was one of the most famous German opera singers of her time.-Life and career:...
, operatic soprano (d. 1866)
- Marie Pauline Åhman
Deaths
- February 9 – Franz Anton HoffmeisterFranz Anton HoffmeisterFranz Anton Hoffmeister was a German composer and music publisher.Born in Rottenburg am Neckar, he went to Vienna at the age of fourteen to study law...
, composer and music publisher (b. 1754) - March 20 – Jan Ladislav DussekJan Ladislav DussekJan Ladislav Dussek was a Czech composer and pianist. He was an important representative of Czech music abroad in the second half of 18th century and the beginning of 19th century...
, pianist and composer (b. 1760) - March 27 – Joachim AlbertiniJoachim AlbertiniJoachim Albertini or Gioacchino Albertini was an Italian-born composer, who spent most of his life in Poland. His opera Don Juan albo Ukarany libertyn was performed in the 1780s with both Italian and Polish libretti....
, composer (b. 1748) - May 21 – Joseph WölflJoseph WölflJoseph Wölfl was an Austrian pianist and composer.-Biography:Wölfl was born at Salzburg, where he studied music under Leopold Mozart and Michael Haydn....
, pianist and composer (b. 1773) - June 15 – Anton StadlerAnton StadlerAnton Stadler was an Austrian clarinet and basset horn player for whom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote both his Quintet for Clarinet and Strings and Clarinet Concerto....
, clarinet and basset horn player (b. 1753) - July 17 – John BroadwoodJohn BroadwoodJohn Broadwood was the Scottish founder of the piano manufacturer Broadwood and Sons.-Life:Broadwood was born 6 October 1732 and christened 15 Oct 1732 at St Helens, Cockburnspath in Berwickshire, and grew up in Oldhamstocks, East Lothian...
, piano manufacturer (b. 1732) - July 24 – Joseph SchusterJoseph Schuster (composer)Joseph Schuster was a German composer.-Life and career:Schuster was born at Dresden, where he received his first musical training from his father, a court musician, and from Johann Georg Schürer. Thanks to a scholarship from the Saxon Prince-electors, he was able to study with Giovanni Battista...
, composer (b. 1748) - August 19 – Vincenzo RighiniVincenzo RighiniVincenzo Maria Righini was an Italian composer, singer and kapellmeister.- Biography :Righini was born at Bologna and studied singing and composition with Padre Martini in his home town. Initially he performed as a singer in Florence and Rome , however, according to Fétis he made his debut as a...
, composer, singer and kapellmeister (b. 1756) - September 21 – Emanuel SchikanederEmanuel SchikanederEmanuel Schikaneder , born Johann Joseph Schickeneder, was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer and composer. He was the librettist of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute and the builder of the Theater an der Wien...
, impresario, actor, singer and librettist (b. 1751) - December – Michel-Joseph GebauerMichel-Joseph GebauerMichel-Joseph Gebauer was a French oboist, violinist, viol player, bandmaster, and composer.Gebauer was born in La Fère in Aisne. He became an oboist in the Royal Swiss Guard at the age of 14, as well as becoming expert at both the violin and viol...
, instrumentalist, bandmaster and composer (b. 1763) - December 13 – Marianne von MartinezMarianne von MartinezMarianna [Marianne] von Martines [Martinez] , was a singer, pianist and composer of the classical period.-Background:...
, singer, pianist and composer (b. 1744) - date unknown – Christian Benjamin UberChristian Benjamin UberChristian Benjamin Uber was a German jurist, composer, and lover of music.Professionally, he served as a high government official in his native Breslau for much of his career. He studied music with Daniel Gottlob Türk, and was known as a talented amateur musician who regularly organized music...
, amateur musician and composer (b. 1746)