1778, from day to day
1778. With other artists, Joseph Haydn, John Wesley and Jean le Rond d'Alembert influenced their time (classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Johann Nepomuk Hummel, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 31 in D major, “Paris”” de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1778 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 80 of these moments for 1778.
The year 1778 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
05
Birth of Fortunato Santini That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1861)
08
Birth of Karol Scholl That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1837)
18
Birth of Franz Weiss That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1830)
February
13
Birth of Fernando Sor That year: 1778, Classical music, Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839) (dead in 1839)
17
Birth of Vincenzo Pucitta That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (1778-1861) (dead in 1861)
27
Birth of Walter Janes That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1827)
March
01
Birth of Georg Carl Friedrich Lobedanz That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1825)
05
Death of Thomas Arne That year: 1778, Classical music, British composer (born in 1710)
Death of Giovanni Battista Costanzi That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1704)
08
Birth of Friedrich August Kanne That year: 1778, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1833)
April
03
Death of Francesco Corselli That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1705)
04
Death of Georg Andreas Sorge That year: 1778, Classical music, German composer (born in 1703)
06
Birth of Joseph Funk That year: 1778, Classical music, American music teacher, publisher, and composer (dead in 1862)
07
Death of Johann Balthasar Kehl That year: 1778, Classical music, German composer (1725-1778) (born in 1725)
12
Birth of Jan Václav Chmelenský That year: 1778, Classical music, Czech composer (1778-1864) (dead in 1864)
May
08
Death of Lorenz Christoph Mizler That year: 1778, Classical music, German music historian and polymath (1711-1778) (born in 1711)
Birth of Johann Baptist Gänsbacher That year: 1778, Classical music, Austrian composer (1778-1844) (dead in 1844)
28
Birth of Friedrich Westenholz That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1840)
June
19
Death of Francesca Cuzzoni That year: 1778, Classical music, singer (born in 1696)
July
07
Birth of Antonio Pacini That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (1778-1866) (dead in 1866)
10
Birth of Sigismund von Neukomm That year: 1778, Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist (dead in 1858)
19
Death of Placidus Metsch That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (born in 1700)
August
03
Inauguration: La Scala That year: 1778, Classical music (Milan, Italy)
05
Death of Thomas Linley That year: 1778, Classical music, English singer, violinist and composer (1756-1788) (born in 1756)
27
Birth of Gaetano Ricciolini That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (1778-1845) (dead in 1845)
September
27
Birth of Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen That year: 1778, Classical music, composer and music teacher (dead in 1851)
Birth of Damião Barbosa de Araújo That year: 1778, Classical music, Brazilian composer (dead in 1856)
30
Death of Quirino Gasparini That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1721)
October
11
Birth of George Bridgetower That year: 1778, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1860)
17
Birth of Michele Benedetti That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1862)
30
Death of Davide Perez That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1711)
November
02
Birth of Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu That year: 1778, Classical music, French opera soprano (dead in 1850)
14
Birth of Johann Nepomuk Hummel That year: 1778, Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist (dead in 1837)
15
Birth of Henri Messemaeckers That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1864)
26
Death of Jean-Noël Hamal That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (born in 1709)
December
12
Death of Hermann Raupach That year: 1778, Classical music, German composer (1728-1778) (born in 1728)
14
Birth of Nikolaus Kraft That year: 1778, Classical music, Czech composer and violoncellist (dead in 1853)
19
Death of Giovanni Andrea Fioroni That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1704)
This was also in 1778
Death of Célestin Harst That year: 1778, Classical music, French composer (born in 1698) . Birth of James Aird That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1795) . Birth of Francesca Maffei Festa That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian soprano (dead in 1835) . Birth of Johann David Bach That year: 1778, Classical music, music teacher, composer (dead in 1848) . Birth of James Newhall That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1820) . Birth of Hendrik C. Steup That year: 1778, Classical music, composer, music publisher (dead in 1827) . Death of Giovanni Battista Marella That year: 1778, Classical music, composer, guitarist (born in 1745) . Death of Johann Konrad Gretsch That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (born in 1710) . Death of Antonio Vandini That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1690) . Death of František Jiránek That year: 1778, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1698) . Death of Élisabeth Duparc That year: 1778, Classical music, French opera singer . Death of Gennaro D'Alessandro That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (born in 1717) . Birth of Agostino Belloli That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (dead in 1839) . Death of Joseph Anton Xaver Auffmann That year: 1778, Classical music, composer (born in 1715) . Death of Georg Czarth That year: 1778, Classical music, German composer (born in 1708) . Birth of Louis Gianella That year: 1778, Classical music, Italian flautist and composer (dead in 1817) . Birth of Friedrich Ferdinand Flemming That year: 1778, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1813) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Joseph Haydn (age 46)
- Symphony No. 65 in A major (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Sonata No. 53 in E minor (Work for soloist)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 22)
- Symphony No. 31 in D major, “Paris” That year: 1778, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor That year: 1778, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra in C That year: 1778, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major That year: 1778, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Andante for flute and orchestra in C major That year: 1778, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1779
- Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor That year: 1778, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Quartet No. 2 for flute with strings in G (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 19 in E-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 20 in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 22 in A major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- lcandro, lo confesso... Non sò d'onde viene (Song, lied)
- Se al labbro mio non credi (Song, lied)
- Basta, vincesti... Ah non lasciarmi, no (Song, lied)
- Violin Sonata No. 17 in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and orchestra in E-flat major (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 12 Variations for piano in E-flat major from “Je suis Lindor” (Work for soloist)
- Ballet, Les petits riens (Ballet)
- Gavotte in B-flat (Work for orchestra)
- Popoli di Tessaglia !... Io non chiedo, eterni Dei (Song, lied)
- Violin Sonata No. 23 in D major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 9 Variations in C from “Lison dormait” (Work for soloist)
- Luigi Cherubini (age 18)
- Intermezzo (Work for orchestra)