1818. With other artists, Carl Maria von Weber, E. T. A. Hoffmann and Aleksander Griboyedov influenced their time (classical era / romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Charles Gounod, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Moses in Egypt” de Gioachino Rossini, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1818 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 140 of these moments for 1818.
1818, from day to day
January
01
Death of Fedele FenaroliThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1730)
04
Birth of Paul MérielThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1897)
05
Death of Christoph Bernhard VerspoellThat year: 1818, Classical music, German catholic priest and writer,publisher of a hymnal for which he wrote texts, melodies and organ settings (born in 1743)
11
Birth of François-Michel-Gustave CollignonThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of František KavánThat year: 1818, Classical music, Czech composer and choirmaster (dead in 1896)
February
01
Death of Giuseppe GazzanigaThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1743)
05
Birth of Samuel P. JacksonThat year: 1818, Classical music, American organist (dead in 1885)
06
Birth of Henry LitolffThat year: 1818, Classical music, Piano virtuoso, composer and music publisher (dead in 1891)
17
Birth of Jan Nepomuk MaýrThat year: 1818, Classical music, Czech conductor, theater manager, music educator, composer and opera singer (dead in 1888)
18
Birth of Perucho FigueredoThat year: 1818, Classical music, Cuban musician (dead in 1870)
Birth of Marianna Barbieri-NiniThat year: 1818, Classical music, singer (dead in 1887)
19
Birth of Louisa BassanoThat year: 1818, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 1908)
March
01
Birth of Julius GüntherThat year: 1818, Classical music, Swedish singer (dead in 1904)
02
Birth of Giulio BriccialdiThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1881)
05
Premiere of Moses in EgyptThat year: 1818, Classical music (Opera), Gioachino Rossini
Premiere of Moses in EgyptThat year: 1818, Classical music (Opera), Gioachino Rossini
09
Birth of Countess Fanny de GaschinThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1879)
11
Birth of Antonio BazziniThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian violinist, composer and teacher (dead in 1897)
17
Birth of Georg ArmbrustThat year: 1818, Classical music, organist (dead in 1869)
20
Death of Johann Nikolaus ForkelThat year: 1818, Classical music, German musician, musicologist and music theorist (born in 1749)
23
Death of Nicolas IsouardThat year: 1818, Classical music, Maltese composer (born in 1773)
27
Birth of Erminia FrezzoliniThat year: 1818, Classical music, singer (dead in 1884)
28
Death of Antonio CapuzziThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1755)
April
06
Death of Nikolaus von KrufftThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer, pianist (born in 1779)
Birth of Francis Henry BrownThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1891)
09
Birth of Walther von GoetheThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1885)
10
Birth of Heinrich SiewertThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1885)
11
Death of Carl Andreas GoepfertThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer and musician (born in 1768)
12
Birth of Anton MitterwurzerThat year: 1818, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1876)
18
Birth of Jan Nepomucene PychowskiThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1900)
21
Birth of Ferdinand GumbertThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer, singer and music educator (dead in 1896)
Birth of Friedrich RosenkranzThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1903)
May
07
Death of Leopold KoželuchThat year: 1818, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (born in 1747)
09
Death of Joseph LuxThat year: 1818, Classical music, German actor and opera singer (born in 1757)
18
Death of Maddalena Laura SirmenThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1735)
20
Birth of Jean-Henri RavinaThat year: 1818, Classical music, French musician (dead in 1906)
Birth of Marshall S. PikeThat year: 1818, Classical music, Songwriter and Poet (dead in 1901)
Death of Beno MajerThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (born in 1736)
28
Birth of Maxime AlkanThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1891)
30
Death of Jacques-Nicolas GouléThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (born in 1774)
June
08
Birth of Wilhelm TschirchThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1892)
10
Birth of Clara NovelloThat year: 1818, Classical music, English soprano singer (dead in 1908)
Birth of Hubert Ferdinand KufferathThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer, conductor, musicologist and music educator (dead in 1896)
12
Birth of August HegarThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1879)
13
Birth of Antonio NeumaneThat year: 1818, Classical music, Ecuadorian musician (dead in 1871)
17
Birth of Charles GounodThat year: 1818, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1893)
21
Birth of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and GothaThat year: 1818, Classical music, German prince (1818-1893) (dead in 1893)
28
Birth of Cesare CiardiThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1877)
30
Birth of Edward John HopkinsThat year: 1818, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1901)
July
01
Birth of Henrietta TreffzThat year: 1818, Classical music, Austrian mezzo-soprano (dead in 1878)
09
Birth of Joseph W. TurnerThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1894)
15
Birth of Heinrich EsserThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer and conductor (dead in 1872)
18
Birth of Antonin d' ArgentonThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1883)
Death of Ernst Friedrich Ludwig SchröderThat year: 1818, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1759)
24
Birth of Félix GodefroidThat year: 1818, Classical music, Belgian musician (dead in 1897)
August
13
Death of Agostino AccorimboniThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1739)
14
Birth of Thomas R. WeberThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889)
25
Death of Elizabeth BillingtonThat year: 1818, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1765)
Birth of Jacques Louis BattmannThat year: 1818, Classical music, French composer and organist (dead in 1886)
September
07
Death of Johann HolzerThat year: 1818, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1753)
12
Birth of Theodor KullakThat year: 1818, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1882)
14
Death of Franz GleißnerThat year: 1818, Classical music, German litographer and composer (born in 1761)
17
Birth of Louise SahlgreenThat year: 1818, Classical music, Danish opera singer (dead in 1891)
20
Birth of Giovanni ConsoliniThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1906)
22
Death of Friedrich Burchard BenekenThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (born in 1760)
October
01
Birth of John PridhamThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1896)
06
Birth of Joseph RummelThat year: 1818, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1880)
15
Birth of Alexander DreyschockThat year: 1818, Classical music, Czech composer and pianist (dead in 1869)
Birth of Johann GunglThat year: 1818, Classical music, Conductor, composer (dead in 1883)
21
Death of Helene HarlaßThat year: 1818, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1785)
26
Birth of Stefano GolinelliThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1891)
29
Birth of Catherine HayesThat year: 1818, Classical music, Irish operatic soprano (dead in 1861)
November
11
Birth of Ksawera DeybelThat year: 1818, Classical music, governess, opera singer, pianist (dead in 1900)
16
Birth of Mauritz Wilhelm Leonard BerglundThat year: 1818, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1864)
26
Birth of Louis LacombeThat year: 1818, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1884)
27
Death of Augustus BarryThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (born in 1773)
29
Birth of Abramo BaseviThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1885)
December
02
Death of Johan Henrik LorentzThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (born in 1763)
03
Premiere of Ricciardo and ZoraideThat year: 1818, Classical music (Opera), Gioachino Rossini
16
Birth of Moritz DeutschThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1892)
23
Birth of Michele NovaroThat year: 1818, Classical music, Italian songwriter (dead in 1885)
31
Death of Jean-Pierre DuportThat year: 1818, Classical music, French cellist (born in 1741)
Also in December
Death of Mikhail KerzelliThat year: 1818, Classical music, Russian composer and conductor (born in 1740) .
This was also in 1818
Birth of Raniero CacciamaniThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1885). Inauguration: National Theatre MunichThat year: 1818, Classical music (Altstadt-Lehel, Germany). Birth of Lewis Henry LavenuThat year: 1818, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1859). Death of William DuncombeThat year: 1818, Classical music, British composer (born in 1735). Inauguration: Lower Rhenish Music FestivalThat year: 1818, Classical music (Germany). Death of Francis D. AllenThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer . Closing: Teatro San MoisèThat year: 1818, Classical music (Venice, Italy). Death of Etienne Bernard BarrièreThat year: 1818, Classical music, French composer (born in 1748). Birth of Marcel JuncaThat year: 1818, Classical music, opera singer, painter (dead in 1878). Birth of Israel Meyer JaphetThat year: 1818, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1892). Inauguration: TonhalleThat year: 1818, Classical music (Düsseldorf, Germany). Birth of Onorato CostaThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1832). Death of Johann Jakob AmmannThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (born in 1754). Birth of Julius BendixThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1871). Birth of Louise MethfesselThat year: 1818, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1854). Death of Pierre LahoussayeThat year: 1818, Classical music, French conductor and composer (born in 1735). Birth of Lemuel C EverettThat year: 1818, Classical music, composer (dead in 1867). Death of Pedro Nolasco ColónThat year: 1818, Classical music, Venezuelan musician (born in 1780).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Luigi Cherubini (age 58) - Mass in E major, “Missa solemnis” (Work for choir)
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Ludwig van Beethoven (age 48) - 25 Scottish Songs, Opp. 108 (Song, lied)
- Ich bin bereit, WoO 201 (Vocal music)
- Ich bitt dich, schreib mir die Es-Scala auf, WoO 172 (Vocal music)
- 12 Scottish Songs, WoO 156 (Song, lied)
- Bagatelle for piano in B-flat, WoO 60 (Work for soloist)
- Variations, WoO 200, “O Hoffnung” (Work for soloist)
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Carl Maria von Weber (age 32) - 6 Songs, Opp. 80 (Song, lied)
- Heinrich IV, König von Frankenreich (Gehe) (Incidental music)
- Lieb um Liebe (Rublack) (Incidental music)
- 6 Songs, Opp. 66 (Song, lied)
- 5 Songs and 2 Duets, Opp. 54 (Song, lied)
- Leise weht es (Das Nachtlager von Granada - Kind) (Song, lied)
- Moderato, Op. 60 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- "Was sag ich?" (Lodoiska - Cherubini) (Vocal music)
- Sei gegrüsst, Frau Sonne, mir (Die drei Wahrzeichen - Holbein) (Song, lied)
- Natur und Liebe - Freundschaft und Liebe, Op. 61 (Work for choir)
- God Save the King (Work for choir)
- Heil dir (Sappho - Grillparzer) (Work for choir)
- Adagio, Op. 60 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Allegro, Op. 60 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 4 Solfeggien, Opp. 69 (Work for choir)
- Jubel-Kantate (Der Abend am Waldbrunnen), Op. 58 (Work for choir)
- Schöne Ahnung ist erglommen (Song, lied)
- Missa sancta No. 2 in G major, “Jubelmesse” (Work for choir)
- Gloria et honore (Work for choir)
- In die solemnitatis (Work for choir)
- Jubel-Ouverture, Op. 59 (Work for orchestra)
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Gioachino Rossini (age 26) - Il trovatore (Work for choir)
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Franz Schubert (age 21) - 2 Sonata Movements in C major (Work for soloist)
- Sonett I (Song, lied)
- Sonett II (Song, lied)
- Sonett III (Song, lied)
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in F minor (Work for soloist)
