1746. With other artists, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Giuseppe Tartini and Alphonsus Maria de Liguori influenced their time (baroque era / classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as William Jones, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Judas Maccabaeus” de George Frideric Handel, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1746 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 60 of these moments for 1746.
1746, from day to day
January
11
Birth of František Adam MíčaThat year: 1746, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1811)
18
Death of Valeriano PellegriniThat year: 1746, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1663)
21
Death of Gottfried KirchoffThat year: 1746, Classical music, German composer (born in 1685)
25
Birth of Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de Saint-Aubin de GenlisThat year: 1746, Classical music, French musician and writer (1746-1830), editor (dead in 1830)
February
13
Birth of Giuseppe CambiniThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1825)
20
Birth of Elisabeth WendlingThat year: 1746, Classical music, German operatic soprano (dead in 1786)
27
Birth of Gian Francesco FortunatiThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1821)
March
03
Birth of Jacob KirkmanThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1812)
13
Birth of Maurus HaberhauerThat year: 1746, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1799)
16
Death of Jean-Baptiste MathoThat year: 1746, Classical music, French composer (born in 1663)
17
Birth of Johann David HollandThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1827)
30
Death of Jean-Joseph FioccoThat year: 1746, Classical music, Flemish composer (born in 1686)
April
15
Death of Andrea CaporaleThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (born in 1700)
May
04
Death of Antonio PollaroloThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1676)
13
Birth of Oliver BrownsonThat year: 1746, Classical music, American composer and printer (dead in 1815)
June
03
Birth of James HookThat year: 1746, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1827)
24
Birth of Johann Melchior DreyerThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1824)
July
02
Birth of Hardenack Otto Conrad ZinckThat year: 1746, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1832)
06
Birth of Giovanni Battista GrazioliThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian composer and organist (dead in 1820)
07
Birth of Ludwig Wenzel LachnithThat year: 1746, Classical music, Czech hornist and composer (dead in 1820)
August
08
Death of Margherita de L'EpineThat year: 1746, Classical music, soprano of the Baroque era in London (born in 1680)
15
Birth of Johann Georg MetzgerThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1793)
21
Birth of Ignaz UmlaufThat year: 1746, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1796)
27
Death of Johann Caspar Ferdinand FischerThat year: 1746, Classical music, German Bohemian composer (born in 1656)
September
20
Birth of Christian Benjamin UberThat year: 1746, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1812)
28
Birth of William JonesThat year: 1746, Classical music, Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India (1746-1794) (dead in 1794)
Birth of Giovanni PuntoThat year: 1746, Classical music, Czech horn player, violinist and composer (dead in 1803)
October
04
Birth of Domenico CorriThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1825)
07
Birth of William BillingsThat year: 1746, Classical music, American choral composer (dead in 1800)
12
Birth of Emerico Lobo de MesquitaThat year: 1746, Classical music, Brazilian composer, music teacher, conductor and organist (dead in 1805)
14
Death of Domenico AlbertiThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian composer, singer, harpsichordist (born in 1710)
26
Birth of Antonio RosettiThat year: 1746, Classical music, Czech classical era composer and double bass player (dead in 1792)
November
15
Birth of Joseph QuesnelThat year: 1746, Classical music, Canadian composer (dead in 1809)
December
10
Death of Teodorico PedriniThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian Vincentian and missionary to China (born in 1671)
19
Birth of Venanzio RauzziniThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian opera singer and teacher (dead in 1810)
This was also in 1746
Birth of Jan StefaniThat year: 1746, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist and composer (dead in 1829). Birth of Friedrich Ludwig BendaThat year: 1746, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1792). Birth of Benoît GuillemantThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1757). Death of Marianne DujardinThat year: 1746, Classical music, French actor and opera singer (born in 1680). Death of John ChethamThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (born in 1700). Birth of Georg Anton KreusserThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1810). Birth of Avdotya MikhailovaThat year: 1746, Classical music, Russian actress (dead in 1807). Birth of Jeanne-Marie MarsanThat year: 1746, Classical music, French dramatic actress and an opera singer (dead in 1807). Birth of Charles KreithThat year: 1746, Classical music, composer (dead in 1803). Inception: Princeton University Chapel ChoirThat year: 1746, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Johann Ernst DauerThat year: 1746, Classical music, German stage actor and operatic tenor (dead in 1812). Birth of Wilhelm CramerThat year: 1746, Classical music, London violinist and conductor (dead in 1799). Birth of Esther Charlotte BrandesThat year: 1746, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1786). Birth of Jean-Baptiste RochefortThat year: 1746, Classical music, opera composer (dead in 1819). Birth of Madeleine-Céleste DurancyThat year: 1746, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (dead in 1780). Death of Vittoria TarquiniThat year: 1746, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1670).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Georg Philipp Telemann (age 65) - Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten (Work for choir)
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George Frideric Handel (age 61) - Judas MaccabaeusThat year: 1746, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1747
- Occasional OratorioThat year: 1746, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Who to win a Woman's favour (Song, lied)
- From scourging rebellion or A Song on the Victory obtained over the Rebels by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland (Song, lied)
- Organ Concerto in A major (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Organ Concerto in D minor (Work for orchestra with soloist)
