1791, from day to day
1791. With other artists, Domenico Cimarosa, Giovanni Paisiello and John Wesley 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.
The year 1791 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
06
Birth of José Melchor Gomis That year: 1791, Classical music, Spanish composer (1791-1836) (dead in 1836)
13
Death of Antoine Huberty That year: 1791, Classical music, 18th century French musician and engraver (born in 1722)
21
Birth of Padre Davide da Bergamo That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1863)
28
Birth of Ferdinand Hérold That year: 1791, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1833)
February
05
Death of John Beard That year: 1791, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1716)
20
Birth of Nicola Antonio Manfroce That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1813)
21
Birth of Carl Czerny That year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857) (dead in 1857)
March
02
Death of John Wesley That year: 1791, Classical music, founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791) (born in 1703)
09
Birth of Nicolas Levasseur That year: 1791, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1871)
22
Death of Carlo Besozzi That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian oboist and composer (born in 1738)
31
Birth of Franciszek Mirecki That 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 Dam That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1863)
03
Birth of Heinrich Joseph Wassermann That year: 1791, Classical music, Swiss composer (1791-1838) (dead in 1838)
04
Death of Elisabeth Lillström That year: 1791, Classical music, singer and actress (born in 1717)
11
Birth of Marie Désiré Beaulieu That year: 1791, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1863)
12
Composition of String Quintet No. 6 in E-flat major That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
May
09
Death of Francis Hopkinson That year: 1791, Classical music, American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791 (born in 1737)
11
Birth of Jan Václav Voříšek That year: 1791, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer, pianist and organist (dead in 1825)
14
Death of Francesca Lebrun That year: 1791, Classical music, German singer and composer (born in 1756)
24
Inception: Berliner Singakademie That year: 1791, Classical music (Germany)
27
Birth of Johann Wilhelm Gabrielski That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1846)
28
Death of Joseph Schmitt That year: 1791, Classical music, German composer (born in 1734)
June
17
Composition of Ave verum corpus That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for choir), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
24
Birth of Josephine Schulze That year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1880)
July
09
Birth of Rudolph Bay That year: 1791, Classical music, Danish musician (1791-1856) (dead in 1856)
18
Premiere of Lodoïska That year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), Luigi Cherubini
26
Birth of Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart That year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian composer, teacher and performer; youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1791-1844) (dead in 1844)
Birth of Francisco José Debali That year: 1791, Classical music, Hungarian musician (dead in 1859)
28
Birth of Peter Müller That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1877)
August
09
Death of Johann Anton Kobrich That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1714)
24
Inauguration: Teatro Donizetti That year: 1791, Classical music (Bergamo, Italy)
Birth of Therese Grünbaum That year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian singer (dead in 1876)
25
Death of Pietro Domenico Paradisi That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1707)
September
02
Death of Frantisek Kotzwara That year: 1791, Classical music, Czech composer and violist (born in 1745)
05
Birth of Giacomo Meyerbeer That year: 1791, Classical music, German-French composer (dead in 1864)
06
Premiere of La clemenza di Tito That year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10
Death of John Valentine That year: 1791, Classical music, British musician (born in 1730)
30
Premiere of The Magic Flute That year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
October
07
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Grund That year: 1791, Classical music, German composer, conductor and teacher (dead in 1874)
10
Death of Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart That year: 1791, Classical music, German poet (1739-1791) (born in 1739)
Also in October
Composition of Clarinet Concerto in A That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .
November
21
Birth of William Shore That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1877)
22
Birth of Joseph Meifred That year: 1791, Classical music, musician (1791-1867) (dead in 1867)
25
Death of Giovanni Battista Ferrandini That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1709)
27
Birth of Carlo Evasio Soliva That year: 1791, Classical music, Swiss-Italian composer (1791-1853) (dead in 1853)
December
04
Birth of Johann Gottlob Töpfer That year: 1791, Classical music, organ builder (dead in 1870)
05
Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart That year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791) (born in 1756)
08
Birth of Peter Josef von Lindpaintner That year: 1791, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 1856)
09
Birth of John Sinclair That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1857)
14
Birth of Johan Ludvig Heiberg That year: 1791, Classical music, Danish poet and critic (1791–1860) (dead in 1860)
30
Death of Jiří Ignác Linek That year: 1791, Classical music, Czech composer and educator (born in 1725)
Birth of Franz Wild That year: 1791, Classical music, Austrian singer (dead in 1860)
Also in December
Death of Johann August Just That year: 1791, Classical music, German-Dutch composer (born in 1750) .
This was also in 1791
Death of Giuseppe Demachi That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (born in 1732) . Birth of Augustine Albert That year: 1791, Classical music, French soprano opera singer, active at the Paris Opera from 1806 to 1823 . Death of Johann Caspar Heck That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1740) . Birth of Karl Jacobi That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1852) . Death of Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault That year: 1791, Classical music, French opera singer and composer (born in 1695) . Birth of Frances von Bunsen That year: 1791, Classical music, Welsh painter and author (dead in 1876) . Death of Joseph Benedikt Zyka That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1720) . Death of Rafael Antonio Castellanos That year: 1791, Classical music, Guatemalan composer (born in 1725) . Death of Giuseppe Ponzo That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1759) . Death of Caterina Bondini That year: 1791, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1757) . Birth of Mark Burnham That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1864) . Death of Isabella Young That year: 1791, Classical music, English musician (born in 1741) . Death of John Alcock Jr. That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (born in 1740) . Birth of Fridrich Spina That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1836) . Birth of Salvator Callault That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1839) . Birth of Mikhail Vysotsky That year: 1791, Classical music, composer (dead in 1837) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Joseph Haydn (age 59)
- Symphony No. 94 in G major That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- L'anima del filosofo That year: 1791, Classical music (Opera)
- Symphony No. 95 in C minor, “Mit dem Paukenschlag” That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 93 in D major (Work for orchestra)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 35)
- Requiem in D minor That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for choir), published in 1792
- Così fan tutte That year: 1791, Classical music (Opera), composed in 1790
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), composed in 1788
- Horn Concerto No. 1 in D That year: 1791, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1773
- Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (Song, lied)
- Der Frühling (Song, lied)
- Das Kinderspiel (Song, lied)
- 6 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Allemandes (Work for orchestra)
- 4 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- 4 Allemandes (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Contra dances (Work for orchestra)
- 2 Minuets (Work for orchestra)
- 3 Allemandes (Work for orchestra)
- Contra dance in E-flat major, “Il Trionfo delle Donne” (Work for orchestra)
- 6 Ländler, “Ländlerische Tänze” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Fantasy for mechanical organ in F minor (Work for soloist)
- 5 Contra dances (Work for orchestra)
- Contra dance in G major, “Les filles malicieuses” (Work for orchestra)
- Allemande in C major, “Die Leyerer” (Work for orchestra)
- Per questa bella mano (Song, lied)
- 8 Variations in F from “Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding” (Work for soloist)
- Viviamo felici in dolce contento (Work for choir)
- Andante for mechanical organ in F (Work for soloist)
- Adagio in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Adagio in C (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Die ihr des unermeßlichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt (Work for choir)
- Study for strings in B-flat, “Contrapuntal Study” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Io ti lascio, o cara, addio (Song, lied)
- "Laut verkünde unsre Freude", Freimaurerkantate (Work for choir)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (age 21)
- 24 Variations for piano from “Venni Amore” (Righini), WoO 65 (Work for soloist)