1772, from day to day
1772. With other artists, Johann Christian Bach, John Wesley and Christoph Willibald von Gluck influenced their time (classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Louis-Claude Daquin. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Lucio Silla” de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1772 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 100 of these moments for 1772.
The year 1772 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
04
Death of Giuseppe Zonca That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian composer and singer (born in 1715)
February
13
Death of Pierre-Claude Foucquet That year: 1772, Classical music, French organist and composer (born in 1694)
22
Birth of Josef Lipavský That year: 1772, Classical music, Czech composer (1772-1810) (dead in 1810)
Birth of Karl Jacob Wagner That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1822)
26
Birth of Kaspar Fürstenau That year: 1772, Classical music, German flautist (1772-1819) (dead in 1819)
March
03
Birth of Bartolomeo Bortolazzi That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian musician and composer (dead in 1820)
06
Birth of Conrad Doll That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1819)
11
Death of Georg von Reutter II That year: 1772, Classical music, Austrian composer (1708–1772) (born in 1708)
17
Birth of Stephen Jenks That year: 1772, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1856)
30
Birth of Johann Wilhelm Wilms That year: 1772, Classical music, Dutch composer (dead in 1847)
April
01
Birth of Ignaz von Mosel That year: 1772, Classical music, Austrian conductor and composer (dead in 1844)
05
Birth of Domenico Puccini That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1815)
19
Death of Johann Peter Kellner That year: 1772, Classical music, German composer and organist (born in 1705)
21
Death of Justine Favart That year: 1772, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1727)
28
Birth of Abner Jones That year: 1772, Classical music, American Christian pastor, 1772–1841 (dead in 1841)
May
06
Birth of Miguel López Remacha That year: 1772, Classical music, composer, singer, musician (dead in 1827)
11
Birth of Henri-Jean Rigel That year: 1772, Classical music, French composer and musicologist (dead in 1852)
Also in May
Composition of Symphony No. 16 in C major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .
June
15
Death of Louis-Claude Daquin That year: 1772, Classical music, French composer (born in 1694)
July
11
Birth of Pietro Carlo Guglielmi That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1817)
Birth of Domenico Ronconi That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian opera singer (tenore) (dead in 1839)
15
Birth of Lucile Grétry That year: 1772, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1790)
25
Birth of Gottlob Benedict Bierey That year: 1772, Classical music, German composer and music director (dead in 1840)
August
02
Birth of Pierre Jean Wacher That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019)
08
Birth of Jean-Baptiste-Sauveur Gavaudan That year: 1772, Classical music, French lyric singer (dead in 1840)
21
Death of Alessandro Felici That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian composer (1742-1772) (born in 1742)
September
03
Birth of Nicola Tacchinardi That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1772-1859) (dead in 1859)
08
Birth of Bartholomew Brown That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1854)
18
Birth of Martin Pierre d'Alvimare That year: 1772, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1839)
27
Birth of Antonio Casimir Cartellieri That year: 1772, Classical music, Polish-Austrian composer, violinist, conductor, and voice teacher. (dead in 1807)
October
08
Death of Jean-Joseph de Mondonville That year: 1772, Classical music, French composer and violinist (born in 1711)
14
Birth of Gabriel Lemoyne That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1815)
28
Death of Christoph Ludwig Fehre That year: 1772, Classical music, German musician and composer (born in 1718)
November
05
Death of Johannes Schmidlin That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (born in 1722)
17
Birth of Marc-Antoine Madeleine Désaugiers That year: 1772, Classical music, French composer, dramatist, and song-writer (dead in 1827)
Birth of Ferdinando Pontelibero That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1829)
18
Birth of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia That year: 1772, Classical music, prince of Prussia and composer (dead in 1806)
21
Birth of Josef Triebensee That year: 1772, Classical music, Czech conductor, oboist and composer (dead in 1846)
December
01
Death of Jean-Antoine Bérard That year: 1772, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1710)
12
Death of Johann Gottfried Seyfert That year: 1772, Classical music, German composer (born in 1731)
26
Premiere of Lucio Silla That year: 1772, Classical music (Opera), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This was also in 1772
Birth of Anton Liste That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1832) . Inauguration: Opéra flamand That year: 1772, Classical music (Duchy of Brabant). Death of Bogusław Bronisław Bronikowski That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (born in 1700) . Birth of William Barnes Rhodes That year: 1772, Classical music, British dramatist (dead in 1826) . Birth of Matteo Bevilacqua That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1849) . Death of Giulia Frasi That year: 1772, Classical music, 18th century Italian opera singer known for being Handel's "last prima donna". (born in 1730) . Death of Panna Cinka That year: 1772, Classical music, famous Hungarian-Romani violinist (born in 1711) . Death of Adolphe Blaise That year: 1772, Classical music, French actor, conductor, choreographer and composer . Birth of Giuseppe Mosca That year: 1772, Classical music, Opera composer (dead in 1839) . Birth of Hilaire-Nicolas Guénin That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1848) . Birth of Sophie Auguste von Weyrauch That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (dead in 1794) . Birth of Franz Cramer That year: 1772, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1848) . Death of Innocenzo Gigli That year: 1772, Classical music, composer (born in 1708) . Death of Francesco Carattoli That year: 1772, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1704) . Birth of Marianne Müller That year: 1772, Classical music, German soprano and actress (dead in 1851) . Birth of Elizabeth Sandunova That year: 1772, Classical music, Russian actress (dead in 1826) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Joseph Haydn (age 40)
- Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor, “Abschiedssinfonie” That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 44 in E minor, “Trauer” That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 46 in B major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 47 in G major, “Das Palindrom” That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 43 in E-flat major, “Merkur” (Work for orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 23 in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 24 in A major, Op. 20 No. 6 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 25 in C major, Op. 20 No. 2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 26 in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 27 in D major, Op. 20 No. 4 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 28 in E-flat major, Op. 20 No. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mass No. 6 in G major, “Nicolaimesse” (Work for choir)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 16)
- Symphony No. 15 in G That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 17 in G major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 21 in A major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 20 in D major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Il sogno di Scipione That year: 1772, Classical music (Theatrical music)
- Symphony No. 18 in F major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 19 in E-flat major That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- 3 Concertos for piano and strings on a theme by J.C. Bach That year: 1772, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Church Sonata No. 1 in E-flat (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Church Sonata No. 2 in B (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Church Sonata No. 3 in D (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 19 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- Canon for 4 voices in A (Work for choir)
- Kyrie (Work for choir)
- Sonata for piano 4 hands in D (Work for soloist)
- Litaniae de venerabili altaris Sacramento (Work for choir)
- Divertimento No. 1 in D (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Divertimento No. 2 in B-flat (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Divertimento No. 3 in F (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Wie unglücklich bin ich nit (Song, lied)
- Regina Coeli (Work for choir)
- 6 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- Divertimento No. 2 in D (Work for orchestra)
- Divertimento No. 2 in D (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 3 in G (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 4 in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 5 in F major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- March in D (Work for chamber orchestra)