The year 1791 in classical music and in lyrical art
1791. With other artists, William Jones, Joseph Haydn and Giovanni Paisiello influenced their time (classical era / romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Magic Flute” de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1791 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 110 of these moments for 1791.
1791, from day to day
January
06
Birth of José Melchor GomisThat year: 1791, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1836)
13
Death of Antoine HubertyThat year: 1791, Classical music, music publisher, viola d'amore player (born in 1722)
21
Birth of Padre Davide da BergamoThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1863)
28
Birth of Ferdinand HéroldThat year: 1791, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1833)
February
05
Death of John BeardThat year: 1791, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1716)
20
Birth of Nicola Antonio ManfroceThat year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1813)
21
Birth of Carl CzernyThat year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857) (dead in 1857)
March
02
Death of John WesleyThat year: 1791, Classical music, founder of the Methodist movement (born in 1703)
09
Birth of Nicolas LevasseurThat year: 1791, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1871)
22
Death of Carlo BesozziThat year: 1791, Classical music, Oboist and composer (born in 1738)
31
Birth of Franciszek MireckiThat year: 1791, Classical music, Polish conductor and composer (dead in 1862)
Also in March
Premiere of Symphony No. 96 in D major, “Le Miracle”That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Joseph Haydn .
April
02
Birth of Mads Gregers DamThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1863)
03
Birth of Heinrich Joseph WassermannThat year: 1791, Classical music, Swiss composer (dead in 1838)
04
Death of Elisabeth LillströmThat year: 1791, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1717)
11
Birth of Marie Désiré BeaulieuThat year: 1791, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1863)
12
Composition of String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat majorThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May
09
Death of Francis HopkinsonThat year: 1791, Classical music, American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791 (born in 1737)
11
Birth of Jan Václav VoříšekThat year: 1791, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and organist (dead in 1825)
14
Death of Francesca LebrunThat year: 1791, Classical music, German singer and composer (born in 1756)
24
27
Birth of Johann Wilhelm GabrielskiThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1846)
28
Death of Joseph SchmittThat year: 1791, Classical music, German composer (born in 1734)
June
24
Birth of Josephine SchulzeThat year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1880)
July
09
Birth of Rudolph BayThat year: 1791, Classical music, Danish musician (dead in 1856)
18
Premiere of LodoïskaThat year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), Luigi Cherubini
26
Birth of Franz Xaver Wolfgang MozartThat year: 1791, Classical music, austrian composer, teacher and performer; youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (dead in 1844)
Birth of Francisco José DebaliThat year: 1791, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 1859)
28
Birth of Peter MüllerThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1877)
August
09
Death of Johann Anton KobrichThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1714)
24
Inauguration: Teatro DonizettiThat year: 1791, Classical music (Bergamo, Italy)
Birth of Therese GrünbaumThat year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian singer (dead in 1876)
25
Death of Pietro Domenico ParadisiThat year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1707)
September
02
Death of Frantisek KotzwaraThat year: 1791, Classical music, Czech composer and violist (born in 1745)
05
Birth of Giacomo MeyerbeerThat year: 1791, Classical music, German Jewish opera composer (dead in 1864)
06
Premiere of La clemenza di TitoThat year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10
Death of John ValentineThat year: 1791, Classical music, British musician (born in 1730)
30
Premiere of The Magic FluteThat year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October
07
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm GrundThat year: 1791, Classical music, German composer, conductor and teacher (dead in 1874)
10
Death of Christian Friedrich Daniel SchubartThat year: 1791, Classical music, German poet (born in 1739)
November
21
Birth of William ShoreThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1877)
22
Birth of Joseph MeifredThat year: 1791, Classical music, musician (dead in 1867)
25
Death of Giovanni Battista FerrandiniThat year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1709)
27
Birth of Carlo Evasio SolivaThat year: 1791, Classical music, Swiss-Italian composer (1791-1853) (dead in 1853)
December
04
Birth of Johann Gottlob TöpferThat year: 1791, Classical music, organ builder (dead in 1870)
05
Death of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartThat year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian composer of the Classical period (born in 1756)
08
Birth of Peter Josef von LindpaintnerThat year: 1791, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 1856)
09
Birth of John SinclairThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1857)
14
Birth of Johan Ludvig HeibergThat year: 1791, Classical music, Danish poet and critic (1791–1860) (dead in 1860)
30
Death of Jiří Ignác LinekThat year: 1791, Classical music, Czech composer and educator (born in 1725)
Birth of Franz WildThat year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian singer (dead in 1860)
Also in December
Death of Johann August JustThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1750) .
This was also in 1791
Birth of Mark BurnhamThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1864). Birth of Mikhail VysotskyThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1837). Death of Rafael Antonio CastellanosThat year: 1791, Classical music, Guatemalan composer (born in 1725). Birth of Frances von BunsenThat year: 1791, Classical music, Welsh painter and author (dead in 1876). Birth of Fridrich SpinaThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1836). Death of Joseph Benedikt ZykaThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1720). Death of John Alcock Jr.That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1740). Birth of Karl JacobiThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1852). Death of Marie-Anne-Catherine QuinaultThat year: 1791, Classical music, French opera singer and composer (born in 1695). Death of Isabella YoungThat year: 1791, Classical music, English musician (born in 1741). Birth of Salvator CallaultThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1839). Death of Giuseppe PonzoThat year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1759). Birth of Augustine AlbertThat year: 1791, Classical music, French soprano opera singer, active at the Paris Opera from 1806 to 1823 . Birth of Augustine AlbertThat year: 1791, Classical music, French soprano opera singer, active at the Paris Opera from 1806 to 1823 . Death of Caterina BondiniThat year: 1791, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1757). Death of Giuseppe DemachiThat year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (born in 1732). Death of Johann Caspar HeckThat year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1740).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Joseph Haydn (age 59) - Symphony No. 94 in G majorThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 95 in C minor, “Mit dem Paukenschlag”That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- L'anima del filosofoThat year: 1791, Classical music (Opera)
- Symphony No. 93 in D major (Work for orchestra)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 35) - Così fan tutteThat year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), composed in 1790
- Requiem in D minorThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for choir), published in 1792
- Clarinet Concerto in AThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat majorThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1788
- Ave verum corpusThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Horn Concerto No. 1 in DThat year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1773
- Study for strings in B-flat, “Contrapuntal Study” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Viviamo felici in dolce contento (Work for choir)
- "Laut verkünde unsre Freude", Freimaurerkantate (Work for choir)
- Adagio in C (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Adagio in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Allemandes (Work for orchestra)
- 4 Allemandes (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Allemandes (Work for orchestra)
- Allemande in C major, “Die Leyerer” (Work for orchestra)
- Andante for mechanical organ in F (Work for soloist)
- Per questa bella mano (Song, lied)
- Io ti lascio, o cara, addio (Song, lied)
- 2 Contra dances (Work for orchestra)
- 5 Contra dances (Work for orchestra)
- Contra dance in E-flat major, “Il Trionfo delle Donne” (Work for orchestra)
- Contra dance in G major, “Les filles malicieuses” (Work for orchestra)
- Fantasy for mechanical organ in F minor (Work for soloist)
- Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt (Work for choir)
- Das Kinderspiel (Song, lied)
- Der Frühling (Song, lied)
- Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (Song, lied)
- 6 Ländler, “Ländlerische Tänze” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 2 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- 4 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- 8 Variations in F from “Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding” (Work for soloist)
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Ludwig van Beethoven (age 21) - 24 Variations for piano from “Venni Amore” (Righini), WoO 65 (Work for soloist)
