The year 1738 in classical music and in lyrical art
1738. With other artists, Tomaso Albinoni, Giuseppe Tartini and Antonio Vivaldi influenced their time (baroque era / classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Turlough O'Carolan. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Serse” de George Frideric Handel, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1738 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 50 of these moments for 1738.
1738, from day to day
January
03
Premiere of FaramondoThat year: 1738, Classical music (Opera), George Frideric Handel
06
Death of Franz Xaver MurschhauserThat year: 1738, Classical music, German composer and theorist (born in 1663)
17
Death of Jean-François DandrieuThat year: 1738, Classical music, French composer (born in 1682)
February
24
Death of Jean Daniel BraunThat year: 1738, Classical music, French composer (born in 1728)
March
25
Death of Turlough O'CarolanThat year: 1738, Classical music, Irish harpist and composer (born in 1670)
April
15
Premiere of SerseThat year: 1738, Classical music (Opera), George Frideric Handel
17
Birth of Philip HayesThat year: 1738, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1797)
May
04
Birth of Joseph KohautThat year: 1738, Classical music, Czech composer and luteist (dead in 1793)
27
Birth of Bonaventura FurlanettoThat year: 1738, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1817)
Also in May
Birth of Jonathan BattishillThat year: 1738, Classical music, English composer, keyboardist and tenor (dead in 1801) .
June
03
Birth of Pierre VachonThat year: 1738, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1803)
Death of José de TorresThat year: 1738, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1670)
13
Birth of Giuseppe CeruttiThat year: 1738, Classical music, French-Italian author and politician (dead in 1792)
24
Premiere of Freue dich, erlöste ScharThat year: 1738, Classical music (Work for choir), Johann Sebastian Bach
July
07
Death of Benedykt CichoszewskiThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer
14
Birth of Johann KüchlerThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (dead in 1790)
August
14
Birth of Leopold HofmannThat year: 1738, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1793)
23
Death of Anders von Düben the YoungerThat year: 1738, Classical music, Swedish nobleman, musician, composer (born in 1673)
25
Birth of Giovanni Battista BorghiThat year: 1738, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1796)
29
Death of Georg Reutter von IThat year: 1738, Classical music, German composer and organist (born in 1656)
September
04
Death of John DeffrayThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (born in 1661)
08
Death of Johann Christoph Anton FiebigThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (born in 1698)
23
Death of Carlo Agostino BadiaThat year: 1738, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1672)
Also in September
Birth of Jean-François TaprayThat year: 1738, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 1819) .
October
08
Birth of Louis Joseph FrancœurThat year: 1738, Classical music, French composer and violinist (dead in 1804)
11
Birth of Filippo Maria GherardeschiThat year: 1738, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1808)
26
Birth of Louis-Charles-Joseph ReyThat year: 1738, Classical music, French cellist (1738-1811) (dead in 1811)
December
14
Birth of Jan Antonín KoželuhThat year: 1738, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1814)
20
Death of Jean-Joseph MouretThat year: 1738, Classical music, French composer (born in 1682)
This was also in 1738
Birth of Carlo BesozziThat year: 1738, Classical music, Oboist and composer (dead in 1791). Birth of Johann Christoph OleyThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (dead in 1789). Birth of Karl WeissThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (dead in 1795). Birth of Johann Christian GundelachThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (dead in 1814). Birth of Antonio BoroniThat year: 1738, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1792). Birth of Lodovico SirmenThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (dead in 1812). Death of Joseph Valette de MontignyThat year: 1738, Classical music, French composer (born in 1665). Birth of Manoel Dias de OliveiraThat year: 1738, Classical music, composer (dead in 1813). Birth of Thomas EbdonThat year: 1738, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1811). Birth of William SelbyThat year: 1738, Classical music, American composer, organist and choirmaster (dead in 1798).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Georg Philipp Telemann (age 57) - O hilf Christe Gottes Sohn (Work for choir)
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George Frideric Handel (age 53) - SaulThat year: 1738, Classical music (Work for choir)
- As pants the hart (Work for choir)
- Allegro in C major (Work for soloist)
- Allegro for violin in G major (Work for soloist)
- Aria in G major (Work for soloist)
- Organ Concerto in D minor (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- March in D major (Work for orchestra)
- Sonata in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (age 53) - Concerto for violin in G minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
