1813 in music
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Events
- January 24 – Musicians found the Philharmonic Society (later The Royal Philharmonic Society to give the first public orchestral concerts in London.
- March 21 - Pianist Josepha Barbara AuernhammerJosepha Barbara AuernhammerJosepha Barbara Auernhammer was an Austrian pianist and composer.She was born in Vienna, the eleventh child of Johann Michael Auernhammer and Elisabeth Timmer....
gives her last public concert, appearing with her daughter, Marianna Auenheim. - Louise ReichardtLouise ReichardtLouise Reichardt was a German songwriter and composer.-Biography:Louise Reichardt was born in Berlin. She was the daughter of composers Juliane Reichardt and Johann Friedrich Reichardt and granddaughter of Franz Benda , concert master at the court of Frederick the Great...
moves to HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, where she opens the first public music school for women and conducts a women's choir. - Franz KrommerFranz KrommerFranz Krommer was a Czech composer of classical music, whose seventy-year life began the year of the death of George Frideric Handel and ended a few years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven.-Life:The main events of his life were somewhat as follows:* From 1773 to 1776,...
succeeds Leopold KozeluchLeopold KozeluchLeopold Kozeluch was a Czech composer and teacher of classical music. He was born in the town of Velvary, in Bohemia .-Life:...
as court composer to the Imperial Court of Austria.
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...
– Wellington's VictoryWellington's VictoryWellington's Victory, or, the Battle of Vitoria, Op. 91 is a minor orchestral work composed by Ludwig van Beethoven to commemorate the Duke of Wellington's victory over Joseph Bonaparte's forces at the Battle of Vitoria in Basqueland on June 21, 1813... - Franz SchubertFranz SchubertFranz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
– Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82Symphony No. 1 (Schubert)The Symphony No. 1 in D Major, D. 82, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1813, when he was just 16 years old. Despite his youth, No. 1 is an impressive piece of orchestral music for both its time and size. The first movement opens with a stately Adagio introduction, reminiscent of the Haydn's 104...
Opera
- François-Adrien BoieldieuFrançois-Adrien BoïeldieuFrançois-Adrien Boieldieu was a French composer, mainly of operas, often called "the French Mozart".-Biography:...
– Le nouveau Seigneur de village - 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 :...
– Fünf sind Zwei - Giovanni PaciniGiovanni PaciniGiovanni Pacini was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Pacini was born in Catania, Sicily, the son of the buffo Luigi Pacini, who was to appear in the premieres of many of Giovanni's operas...
– Annetta e Lucindo - Louis SpohrLouis SpohrLouis Spohr was a German composer, violinist and conductor. Born Ludewig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name. Described by Dorothy Mayer as "The Forgotten Master", Spohr was once as famous as Beethoven. As a violinist, his virtuoso playing was admired by Queen Victoria...
– Faust - Gioacchino RossiniGioacchino RossiniGioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces...
– Tancredi
Births
- February 14 – Alexander DargomyzhskyAlexander DargomyzhskyAlexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky was a 19th century Russian composer. He bridged the gap in Russian opera composition between Mikhail Glinka and the later generation of The Five and Tchaikovsky....
, composer (d. 1869) - March 2 – George MacfarrenGeorge MacfarrenGeorge Macfarren was a playwright and the father of composer George Alexander Macfarren. Macfarren's first play, Ah! What a Pity, or, The Dark Knight and the Fair Lady, was produced on 28 September 1818 at the English Opera House; for the next several decades, a Macfarren play was produced...
, composer (d. 1887) - May 22 – Richard WagnerRichard WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
, composer (d. 1883) - June 16 – Otto JahnOtto JahnOtto Jahn , was a German archaeologist, philologist, and writer on art and music.He was born at Kiel...
, music writer (d. 1869) - August 15 – Léon GastinelLéon GastinelLéon Gastinel was a French composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he studied with Jacques Halévy and was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1846 for his cantata Valasquez. While relatively unknown today, Gastinel wrote two complete masses, two symphonies and four oratorios...
, composer (d. 1906) - September 2 – Gustav HölzelGustav HölzelGustav Hölzel was an Austro-Hungarian bass-baritone and composer who sang in the opera-houses of Austria, Germany and elsewhere for nearly fifty years...
, operatic bass-baritone and composer (d. 1883) - September 3 – Mathilda GelhaarMathilda GelhaarMathilda Fredrika Gelhaar, née Ficker, , was a Swedish opera singer. She was also appointed official singer of the royal court....
, opera singer (d. 1889) - October 10 – Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
, composer (d. 1901) - October 16 – Julie von WebenauJulie von WebenauJulie von Webenau née Baroni-Cavalcabò, , was a German-Austrian composer. She was a student of Mozart's son Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart. In 1839 Robert Schumann dedicated his piece Humoreske Op. 20 to her...
, composer (d. 1887) - November 19 – Augusta SmithAugusta SmithAugusta Smith, married surname Schrumpf was a Norwegian dramatic actress and operatic soprano...
, opera singer - November 30 – Charles-Valentin AlkanCharles-Valentin AlkanCharles-Valentin Alkan was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day. His attachment to his Jewish origins is displayed both in his life and his work. He entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of six, earning many awards, and as an adult became a famous virtuoso...
, pianist and composer (d. 1888) - December 27 – Jakob RosenhainJakob RosenhainJakob Rosenhain was a Jewish and German pianist and composer of classical music.Rosenhain made his debut at the age of 11...
, pianist and composer (d. 1894) - date unknown – Johanna von SchoultzJohanna von SchoultzJohanna Carolina Ulrika von Schoultz , was a Finnish-Swedish opera singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1831...
, opera singer (d. 1863)
Deaths
- January 11 – Giuseppe AprileGiuseppe AprileGiuseppe Aprile was an Italian castrato singer and music teacher. He was also known as 'Sciroletto' or 'Scirolino'....
, castrato singer (b. 1731) - March 14 – Christian Ehregott WeinligChristian Ehregott WeinligChristian Ehregott Weinlig was a German composer and cantor of Dresden's Kreuzkirche.Born in Dresden, Weinlig received his musical training at the city's Kreuzschule from Gottfried August Homilius, and from 1765 at the University of Leipzig. From 1767 to 1773 he was organist of the Reformed Church...
, composer and cantor (b. 1743) - May 5 – Stepan DegtiarevStepan DegtiarevStepan Anikievich Degtiarev , was a renowned Russian composer of the late 18th century. He was most famous for his nationalistic Russian Choral Music.-External links:*...
, composer (b. 1766) - June 7 – Maria Hester ParkMaria Hester ParkMaria Hester Park was a British composer, pianist, and singer. She was also a noted piano teacher who taught many students in the nobility, including the Duchess of Devonshire and her daughters....
, pianist, singer and composer (b. 1760) - August 19 – Johann Carl Friedrich RellstabJohann Carl Friedrich RellstabJohann Carl Friedrich Rellstab was a German composer, writer, music publisher, and critic living in Berlin. Rellstab was a very influential figure in Berlin's musical life. In his youth he studied keyboard with Johann Friedrich Agricola and composition with Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch...
, composer and music publisher (b. 1759) - August 20 – 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 :...
, composer (b. 1739) - August 26 – Daniel Gottlob TürkDaniel Gottlob TürkDaniel Gottlob Türk was a notable composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical Period.Born in Claußnitz, Saxony, Türk studied organ under his father and later under Johann Adam Hiller. It was Hiller who recommended Türk for his first professional position at Halle University, in...
, composer, organist and music professor (b. 1756) - September 24 – André Grétry, composer (b. 1741)
- October 5 – Etienne OziEtienne OziEtienne Ozi was a French bassoonist and composer. He is known for his concertos, symphonies concertantes, and pedagogical pieces...
, bassoonist and composer (b. 1754) - November 2 – Johann Gottfried VierlingJohann Gottfried VierlingJohann Gottfried Vierling was a German organist and composer.Vierling was born in Metzels. From 1763 he studied at the Lyzeum in Schmalkalden. In 1768 he succeeded his teacher Johann Nikolaus Tischer as organist in Schmalkalden. He later continued his musical studies with Carl Philipp Emanuel...
, organist and composer (b. 1750) - November 29 – Jean Balthasar TricklirJean Balthasar TricklirJean Balthasar Tricklir was a French cellist and composer of German descent.Born in Dijon, he studied at Mannheim, and became a court musician in Dresden in 1783, remaining there until his death...
, cellist and composer (b. 1750) - December 1 – Ferdinando BertoniFerdinando BertoniFerdinando Bertoni was an Italian composer and organist.He was born in Salò, and began his music studies in Brescia, not far from his birthplace. Around 1740 he went to Bologna, where he studied till 1745 with the famous music theorist Giovanni Battista Martini...
, organist and composer (b. 1725)