1797, from day to day
1797. With other artists, Luigi Boccherini, Muzio Clementi and Antonio Salieri influenced their time (classical era / romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Franz Schubert, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathetique”” de Ludwig van Beethoven, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1797 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 90 of these moments for 1797.
The year 1797 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
10
Birth of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer and writer (dead in 1848)
19
Birth of Henri-Bernard Dabadie That year: 1797, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1853)
20
Birth of Elek Pály That year: 1797, Classical music, Hungarian actor (1797-1846) (dead in 1846)
24
Birth of Henry C. Eyer That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (dead in 1879)
26
Death of Clairval That year: 1797, Classical music, French singer, actor and librettist (born in 1735)
27
Birth of Narcisse Girard That year: 1797, Classical music, French violinist, conductor and composer (dead in 1860)
31
Birth of Franz Schubert That year: 1797, Classical music, Austrian composer (1797-1828) (dead in 1828)
Death of Carl Ludwig Traugott Gläser That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer (born in 1747)
February
08
Death of Johann Friedrich Doles That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer (born in 1715)
11
Death of Antoine Dauvergne That year: 1797, Classical music, French composer and violinist (born in 1713)
24
Birth of Samuel Lover That year: 1797, Classical music, Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter (1797-1868) (dead in 1868)
26
Death of Vasily Pashkevich That year: 1797, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1742)
27
Death of Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (born in 1735)
March
03
Birth of Lucia Elizabeth Vestris That year: 1797, Classical music, British actress, theatre manager and contralto (1797-1856) (dead in 1856)
13
Premiere of Médée That year: 1797, Classical music (Opera), Luigi Cherubini
19
Death of Philip Hayes That year: 1797, Classical music, English composer, organist, singer and conductor (born in 1738)
27
Birth of Louis Lambillotte That year: 1797, Classical music, Belgian composer, Jesuit and palaeographer (1797-1855) (dead in 1855)
30
Death of Franz Joseph Aumann That year: 1797, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1728)
April
06
Premiere of Quintet for piano and winds, Op. 16 That year: 1797, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Ludwig van Beethoven
07
Death of William Mason That year: 1797, Classical music, poet (1724-1797) (born in 1724)
12
Death of Joseph Anton Steffan That year: 1797, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1726)
23
Death of Giovanni Battista Andreoni That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian classical castrato singer (born in 1720)
29
Death of Elizabeth Ryves That year: 1797, Classical music, Irish author, poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, translator (1750-1797) (born in 1750)
May
06
Birth of Joseph Brackett That year: 1797, Classical music, American songwriter (dead in 1882)
08
Birth of Peter McLeod That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (dead in 1859)
12
Birth of Johann Hermann Kufferath That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 1864)
22
Birth of Eleonora Zrza That year: 1797, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1862)
28
Death of Anton Raaff That year: 1797, Classical music, German opera tenor (born in 1714)
30
Birth of Johann Christian Lobe That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer, flute player and music theorist (dead in 1881)
Death of Carl Ludwig Junker That year: 1797, Classical music, composer, parson (born in 1748)
June
08
Birth of Václav Josef Rosenkranz That year: 1797, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1861)
July
29
Death of Christoph Rheineck That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer (1748-1797) (born in 1748)
August
05
Birth of Friedrich August Kummer That year: 1797, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1879)
10
Birth of Guillaume Louis Cottrau That year: 1797, Classical music, French publisher, composer and musicologist (dead in 1847)
19
Death of Teresa Cornelys That year: 1797, Classical music, Venetian-born opera singer, hostess and entertainment manager (born in 1723)
22
Birth of Franz Xaver Vetter That year: 1797, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1845)
September
04
Birth of Karl Andreas Stein That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (dead in 1863)
11
Death of Pierre de Jélyotte That year: 1797, Classical music, French operatic tenor (born in 1713)
19
Death of Johann Friedrich Daube That year: 1797, Classical music, (1733-1797) (born in 1733)
October
08
Birth of Clementine Pellegrini-Moralt That year: 1797, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1845)
13
Birth of Thomas Haynes Bayly That year: 1797, Classical music, English poet, songwriter, dramatist, and writer (dead in 1839)
26
Birth of Giuditta Pasta That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1798-1865) (dead in 1865)
November
13
Birth of Gustav Reichardt That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1884)
17
Death of Alessandro Speranza That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian composer (1728-1797) (born in 1728)
21
Death of Pietro Pompeo Sales That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1729)
27
Death of Johann Baptist Wendling That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer (born in 1723)
Death of Karl Christian Agthe That year: 1797, Classical music, German organist and composer (born in 1762)
29
Birth of Gaetano Donizetti That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian opera composer (1797–1848) (dead in 1848)
30
Death of Henrich Laag That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (born in 1713)
December
16
Birth of Andre Robberechts That year: 1797, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 1860)
Birth of Heinrich Wohlfahrt That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (dead in 1883)
22
Death of Giovanni Marco Rutini That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1723)
26
Birth of Hans Skramstad That year: 1797, Classical music, Norwegian musician (dead in 1839)
27
Birth of George Linley That year: 1797, Classical music, British writer (dead in 1865)
29
Birth of Aimé Leborne That year: 1797, Classical music, French composer and music educator (dead in 1866)
Death of Anton Bachschmidt That year: 1797, Classical music, German composer and violinist (born in 1728)
This was also in 1797
Death of José Mazza That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (born in 1735) . Birth of August Andreas Woltereck That year: 1797, Classical music, musician, singer, opera singer (dead in 1866) . Death of José Rodrigues Domingues de Meireles That year: 1797, Classical music, composer . Death of Myer Lyon That year: 1797, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1750) . Death of Johann Theodor Greiner That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (born in 1740) . Death of Nicolas-Jean Lefroid de Méreaux That year: 1797, Classical music, French composer (born in 1745) . Death of John Percy That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (born in 1748) . Death of Francisco Xavier Baptista That year: 1797, Classical music, composer . Death of Pasquale Anfossi That year: 1797, Classical music, Italian opera composer (born in 1727) . Birth of John Moodie That year: 1797, Classical music, Scottish army officer and farmer (dead in 1869) . Death of Giovanni Vincenzio Meucci That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (born in 1765) . Birth of Peter Weldon That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (dead in 1810) . Birth of August Karl Hambuch That year: 1797, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1834) . Birth of Carl Nicola That year: 1797, Classical music, composer (dead in 1875) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Joseph Haydn (age 65)
- String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76 No. 1 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 61 in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2, “Quintenquartett” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 62 in C major, Op. 76 No. 3, “Kaiserquartett” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat major, Op. 76 No. 4, “Sonnenaufgang” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 64 in D major, Op. 76 No. 5 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Quartet No. 65 in E-flat major, Op. 76 No. 6 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio No. 41 in E-flat minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio No. 42 in E-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio No. 43 in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio No. 44 in E major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio No. 45 in E-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major That year: 1797, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1788
- Ludwig van Beethoven (age 27)
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathetique” That year: 1797, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1799
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 That year: 1797, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1796
- Adelaide, Op. 46 That year: 1797, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1794
- Serenade for string trio in D major, Op. 8 That year: 1797, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), composed in 1796
- 2 Rondos for piano, Opp. 51 (Work for soloist)
- Movement for string trio in A-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Sonata for piano 4 hands, Op. 6 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Kriegslied der Österrecher, WoO 122 (Vocal music)
- 12 Allemandes, WoO 13 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen (Vocal music)
- Allegretto in C minor, WoO 53 (Work for soloist)
- 12 Variations for piano from “Russian Dance” (Das Waldmadchen, Wranitzky), WoO 71 (Work for soloist)