1798, from day to day
1798. With other artists, Giovanni Paisiello, Bernard Germain de Lacépède and Maria Anna Mozart 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 Christian Gottlob Neefe. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “The Creation” de Joseph Haydn, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1798 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 1798.
The year 1798 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Birth of Désiré-Alexandre Batton That year: 1798, Classical music, French composer (1798-1855) (dead in 1855)
04
Death of Giuseppe Giordani That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian composer (1751–1798) (born in 1751)
05
Death of William Flackton That year: 1798, Classical music, English bookseller, viola player and composer (born in 1709)
20
Death of Christian Cannabich That year: 1798, Classical music, German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister (1731-1798) (born in 1731)
26
Death of Christian Gottlob Neefe That year: 1798, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1748–1789) (born in 1748)
31
Birth of Carl Gottlieb Reissiger That year: 1798, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1859)
February
07
Birth of Harriet Waylett That year: 1798, Classical music, English actress and theatre manager (dead in 1851)
08
Death of James Leach That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1761)
24
Birth of Charles-Laurent Rhein That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1864)
March
04
Birth of Giovanni Inchindi That year: 1798, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1876)
09
Birth of Mathilda Berwald That year: 1798, Classical music, Finnish-Swedish singer (1798-1877) (dead in 1877)
13
Death of Genovefa von Weber That year: 1798, Classical music, German opera singer (1764-1798) (born in 1764)
15
Birth of James Bland That year: 1798, Classical music, English operatic bass (dead in 1861)
20
Birth of Anna Bondra That year: 1798, Classical music, Austrian soprano (dead in 1836)
30
Death of Johann Nepomuk Kanka That year: 1798, Classical music, composer, jurist and lawyer (1744-1798) (born in 1744)
April
18
Birth of Antonio Rolla That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1837)
19
Birth of Franz Gläser That year: 1798, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (1798-1861) (dead in 1861)
29
Birth of Carlo Yvon That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian oboist/composer (1798-1854) (dead in 1854)
May
15
Birth of Jan Šantl That year: 1798, Classical music, Czech playwright, historian, composer, notary, judge and mayor (1798-1858) (dead in 1858)
16
Death of John Danby That year: 1798, Classical music, British composer (born in 1757)
20
Birth of Jean-Baptiste Chollet That year: 1798, Classical music, French singer (1798-1892) (dead in 1892)
28
Birth of Josef Dessauer That year: 1798, Classical music, Czech composer (dead in 1876)
Also in May
Death of Joseph Agus That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1749) .
June
05
Birth of Alexei Lvov That year: 1798, Classical music, Russian composer (1798-1870) (dead in 1870)
15
Death of Joseph Frike That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1740)
19
Birth of Aimé Paris That year: 1798, Classical music, French music educator and inventor of writing system (1798-1866) (dead in 1866)
20
Birth of John Henry Griesbach That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1875)
26
Death of Eugène Godecharle That year: 1798, Classical music, Belgian violinist and composer (born in 1742)
28
Death of Pierre Dutillieu That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian composer (1754-1798) (born in 1754)
July
15
Death of Gaetano Pugnani That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1731)
25
Premiere of L'Hôtellerie portugaise That year: 1798, Classical music (Opera), Luigi Cherubini
August
15
Death of Felice Alessandri That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1747)
22
Death of Emerich Václav Petřík That year: 1798, Classical music, Czech composer and violoncellist (born in 1727)
September
30
Birth of Mikhail Yakovlev That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1868)
October
21
Death of Johann Christoph Schmügel That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1727)
28
Birth of Henri Bertini That year: 1798, Classical music, French composer (1798-1876) (dead in 1876)
November
04
Birth of Henriette Méric-Lalande That year: 1798, Classical music, singer (dead in 1867)
15
Death of Angelo Maria Amorevoli That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian musician (1716-1798) (born in 1716)
30
Death of Friedrich Fleischmann That year: 1798, Classical music, German composer (born in 1766)
December
16
Death of Gaetano Brunetti That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (born in 1744)
17
Birth of Wilhelmine von Wrochem That year: 1798, Classical music, stage actor, opera singer (dead in 1839)
This was also in 1798
Birth of Heinrich Anton Föppel That year: 1798, Classical music, singer, opera singer (dead in 1866) . Death of Longman & Broderip That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1767) . Death of Walter Clagget That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1741) . Birth of Joseph De Pinna That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1885) . Inception: United States Marine Band That year: 1798, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Vincenzo Galli That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 1858) . Birth of Antoni Teichmann That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1877) . Death of Joseph Lacher That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (born in 1739) . Birth of Jerônimo de Sousa Queirós That year: 1798, Classical music, composer, violinist (dead in 1828) . Birth of Francesco Calegari That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1850) . Birth of Johann Georg Meister That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1870) . Birth of Samuel Lytler Metcalf That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1856) . Death of William Selby That year: 1798, Classical music, American composer, organist and choirmaster (born in 1738) . Death of John Preston That year: 1798, Classical music, composer . Birth of August Fischer That year: 1798, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1865) . Birth of Henry Philerin Hudson That year: 1798, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889) . Inauguration: Teatro Comunale That year: 1798, Classical music (Ferrara, Italy). Birth of Fortunat Pintarić That year: 1798, Classical music, Croatian composer (1798-1867) (dead in 1867) . Death of Sebastiano Nasolini That year: 1798, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1768) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
- The Creation That year: 1798, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1796
- Joseph Haydn (age 66)
- The Creation That year: 1798, Classical music (Work for choir), composed in 1796
- Mass No. 11 in D minor, “in angustiis” (Work for choir)
- Luigi Boccherini (age 55)
- Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major, “Fandango” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (age 28)
- 3 Piano Sonatas, Opp. 10 That year: 1798, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Romance No. 2 for violin and orchestra in F major, Op. 50 That year: 1798, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist), published in 1805
- Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 11 That year: 1798, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Violin Sonatas, Opp. 12 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- March in F major, “Grenadiermarsch” (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Fugue for string quartet on a theme by Handel (Work for chamber orchestra)
- March for piano (Work for soloist)
- 3 String Quartets, Opp. 9 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- March for wind sextet, WoO 29 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Sonata, WoO 51 (Work for soloist)
- 8 Variations for piano from “Mich brennt ein heisses Fieber” (Richard Löwenherz, Grétry), WoO 72 (Work for soloist)
- Carl Maria von Weber (age 12)
- 6 Fughettas, Opp. 1 (Work for soloist)