The year 1821 in classical music and in lyrical art
1821. With other artists, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Vincenzo Bellini and E. T. A. Hoffmann influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Pauline Viardot, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Der Freischütz, Op. 77” de Carl Maria von Weber, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1821 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 150 of these moments for 1821.
1821, from day to day
January
01
Birth of ChristianThat year: 1821, Classical music, French actor and singer in operetta (dead in 1889)
02
Birth of Joseph TagliaficoThat year: 1821, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1900)
24
Birth of Alfred DörffelThat year: 1821, Classical music, German librarian, publisher and musicologist (dead in 1905)
25
Death of Maciej KamieńskiThat year: 1821, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1734)
February
06
Birth of Guillaume MeynneThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, pianist (dead in 1883)
07
Birth of Léopold DelédicqueThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1907)
08
Death of Paul Anton WinebergerThat year: 1821, Classical music, German composer (born in 1758)
24
March
08
Death of Harriett AbramsThat year: 1821, Classical music, English musician, singer, composer (born in 1758)
11
Birth of Georges SchmittThat year: 1821, Classical music, German organist and composer (dead in 1900)
Birth of Carl Johan UddmanThat year: 1821, Classical music, Swedish actor (dead in 1878)
12
Birth of Italo GardoniThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian singer (dead in 1882)
18
Birth of Charles Edward StephensThat year: 1821, Classical music, English composer and instrumentalist (dead in 1892)
19
Death of Georg Gottfried MüllerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1762)
23
Death of Bernhard Anselm WeberThat year: 1821, Classical music, German music director and composer (born in 1764)
24
Birth of Mathilde MarchesiThat year: 1821, Classical music, German mezzo-soprano and singing teacher (dead in 1913)
April
02
Birth of Emile NorblinThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1880)
09
Death of Félix Máximo LópezThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, organist (born in 1742)
Birth of József MüllerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, conductor (dead in 1876)
12
Birth of Carl BergmannThat year: 1821, Classical music, American conductor (dead in 1876)
23
Birth of Louis LewandowskiThat year: 1821, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1894)
26
Birth of John Gordon McCurryThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1886)
29
Death of André-Frédéric ElerThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer, musicologist and music educator (born in 1764)
May
01
Birth of Charles Samuel Bovy-LysbergThat year: 1821, Classical music, Swiss composer (1821-1873) (dead in 1873)
12
Birth of Bernhard KotheThat year: 1821, Classical music, German composer, church musician, music educator and music historian (1821-1897) (dead in 1897)
13
Birth of Josefa GassierThat year: 1821, Classical music, Spanish singer (dead in 1866)
15
Death of John Wall CallcottThat year: 1821, Classical music, English composer (born in 1766)
17
Birth of Charlotte von Sainton-DolbyThat year: 1821, Classical music, Operatic contralto (dead in 1885)
25
Birth of Diederich KrugThat year: 1821, Classical music, German musician (dead in 1880)
31
Birth of Godefroid CamauërThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1884)
June
03
Birth of Jean-Baptiste PiernéThat year: 1821, Classical music, French singer (dead in 1894)
12
Birth of Nikolai ZarembaThat year: 1821, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1879)
13
Death of Antoine BullantThat year: 1821, Classical music, Czech musician and composer (born in 1751)
18
Premiere of Der Freischütz, Op. 77That year: 1821, Classical music (Opera), Carl Maria von Weber
Premiere of Overture, Op. 77, “Der Freischütz”That year: 1821, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Carl Maria von Weber
27
Birth of August ConradiThat year: 1821, Classical music, German organist and composer (dead in 1873)
28
Birth of Max MaretzekThat year: 1821, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 1897)
July
09
Birth of John George CallcottThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1895)
10
Birth of Gustav ReblingThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, conductor (dead in 1902)
12
Birth of Cesare DominicetiThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1888)
18
Birth of Pauline ViardotThat year: 1821, Classical music, French mezzo-soprano and composer (dead in 1910)
20
Birth of Alessandro BettiniThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1898)
Birth of Geremia BettiniThat year: 1821, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1865)
29
Birth of Thuiskon HauptnerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889)
August
01
Death of Zedekiah SangerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1771)
06
Death of Antonio Bartolomeo BruniThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (born in 1757)
09
Birth of Maria Anna StubenbergThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (1821-1912) (dead in 1912)
10
Death of Salvatore ViganòThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer and dancer (1769-1821) (born in 1769)
12
Birth of August WalterThat year: 1821, Classical music, German conductor (dead in 1896)
16
Inauguration: Salle Le PeletierThat year: 1821, Classical music (Paris, France)
24
Birth of Emanuele MuzioThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer and conductor (dead in 1890)
Birth of Alois AnderThat year: 1821, Classical music, (1821-1864) (dead in 1864)
27
Death of Giovanni CaviThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1750)
31
Death of Pierre GalinThat year: 1821, Classical music, French music educator (born in 1786)
Birth of Václav Hugo SawerthalThat year: 1821, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer and clarinettist (dead in 1899)
September
03
Birth of Isidore van KinsbergenThat year: 1821, Classical music, engraver (dead in 1905)
Birth of Ernst PasquéThat year: 1821, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (dead in 1892)
22
Death of Louise-Rosalie LefebvreThat year: 1821, Classical music, French actress, dancer, and singer (born in 1755)
24
Birth of Friedrich Moritz GastThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1889)
30
Birth of Cenobio PaniaguaThat year: 1821, Classical music, Mexican musician (dead in 1882)
October
08
Birth of Friedrich KielThat year: 1821, Classical music, German composer and music teacher (dead in 1885)
Birth of Felicita CasellaThat year: 1821, Classical music, French Italian composer (dead in 1865)
09
Death of Georg Friedrich FuchsThat year: 1821, Classical music, German composer and clarinetist (born in 1752)
13
Birth of Oscar ByströmThat year: 1821, Classical music, Swedish composer (dead in 1909)
16
Birth of Franz DopplerThat year: 1821, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 1883)
20
Birth of Emilio ArrietaThat year: 1821, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1894)
21
Birth of Sims ReevesThat year: 1821, Classical music, British opera singer (dead in 1900)
28
Death of Gaspare PacchierottiThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1740)
29
Birth of John Francis Holcombe ReadThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1901)
31
Birth of Rudolf WillmersThat year: 1821, Classical music, German chess composer and composer (dead in 1878)
November
01
Death of Henric HerdlizkaThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1796)
08
Birth of Yelizaveta KochubeyThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1897)
09
Birth of Jean-Baptiste WeckerlinThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer and music publisher (dead in 1910)
10
Death of Andreas RombergThat year: 1821, Classical music, violinist and composer (born in 1767)
Birth of Édouard GarnierThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1887)
11
Birth of Leopoldine TuczekThat year: 1821, Classical music, (1821-1883) (dead in 1883)
15
Birth of František JanákThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, organist (dead in 1889)
23
Birth of István BartalusThat year: 1821, Classical music, Music educator, music historian (dead in 1899)
26
Birth of Alfred DufresneThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer and playwright (dead in 1863)
27
Birth of Alexandre ArtusThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer and conductor (dead in 1911)
December
08
Birth of Josip RunjaninThat year: 1821, Classical music, Serb composer (dead in 1878)
Death of Johann Joseph NouseulThat year: 1821, Classical music, German singer (born in 1742)
12
Birth of Sigmund LebertThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1884)
14
Birth of Wilfred d' IndyThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1891)
15
Birth of Auguste-Emmanuel VaucorbeilThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1884)
Birth of Thomas WestropThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1881)
20
Death of Gian Francesco FortunatiThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1746)
22
Birth of Giovanni BottesiniThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor, double bass player (dead in 1889)
30
Death of Angelo Maria BenincoriThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1779)
31
Birth of Philipp SchmutzerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1898)
This was also in 1821
Birth of Charles le CorbeillerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1894). Birth of Vincenzo MelaThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, opera singer (dead in 1897). Death of Paolo Francesco ParentiThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1764). Birth of Maurice LeeThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1895). Birth of Hans von MildeThat year: 1821, Classical music, Austrian singer (dead in 1899). Birth of Julius MöllendorfThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1895). Death of Charles HagueThat year: 1821, Classical music, English musician and composer (born in 1769). Birth of Emmons HamlinThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1885). Birth of Sergey TaneyevThat year: 1821, Classical music, secretary of state (dead in 1889). Birth of Gustave-Armand-Henri de ReisetThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1905). Inauguration: Strasbourg Opera HouseThat year: 1821, Classical music (Strasbourg, France). Birth of Melcior de de Ferrer i de ManresaThat year: 1821, Classical music, Spanish composer (1821-1884) (dead in 1884). Death of Philippe Jacques PfeffingerThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1765). Death of Jules GranierThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer (born in 1770). Death of Cecilia BurneyThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1789). Birth of Carlos Llorens RoblesThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer, conductor (dead in 1862). Birth of Miguel FrontiThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1913). Birth of Catharina Josepha PelzerThat year: 1821, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1895). Inauguration: Konzerthaus BerlinThat year: 1821, Classical music (Berlin-Mitte, Germany). Death of Gaetano SborgiThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (born in 1769). Birth of George Henry CurtisThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1895). Birth of Charles FradelThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1886). Birth of Frédéric BrissonThat year: 1821, Classical music, pianist (dead in 1900). Birth of Carl PichlerThat year: 1821, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1893). Birth of Anna M. AblamowiczThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1916). Birth of Charles DuvoisThat year: 1821, Classical music, composer (dead in 1892). Death of Charles BochsaThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer and publisher (born in 1765). Birth of Luigia AbbadiaThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian operatic mezzo-soprano (dead in 1896). Death of Andrew LawThat year: 1821, Classical music, American composer (born in 1749). Death of Pierre-Daniel-Augustin ChapelleThat year: 1821, Classical music, French composer and musician (born in 1756). Birth of Corrado MiragliaThat year: 1821, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1881).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Luigi Cherubini (age 61) - Blanche de Provence, ou La cour de fées (Opera)
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Ludwig van Beethoven (age 51) - Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111That year: 1821, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1823
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110That year: 1821, Classical music (Work for soloist), published in 1822
- Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109That year: 1821, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1820
- O Tobias, WoO 182 (Vocal music)
- Allegretto for piano in B minor, WoO 61 (Work for soloist)
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Carl Maria von Weber (age 35) - Concert Piece in F minor, Op. 79 (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- 6 Songs, Opp. 80 (Song, lied)
- Du, bekränzt unsre Laren (Work for choir)
- Sagt, woher (The Merchant of Venice - Shakespeare) (Song, lied)
- Deo rosa (Song, lied)
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Gioachino Rossini (age 29) - Belta crudele (Work for choir)
- Canzonetta spagnuola (Work for choir)
- Il carnevale di Venezia (Work for choir)
- Infelice ch'io son (Work for choir)
- La pastorella (Work for choir)
- La riconoscenza (Work for choir)
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Franz Schubert (age 24) - Symphony No. 7 in E majorThat year: 1821, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Death and the Maiden, Op. 7 No. 3That year: 1821, Classical music (Song, lied), composed in 1817
- Der Wanderer (2), Op. 4 No. 1That year: 1821, Classical music (Song, lied), composed in 1816
- Alfonso and Estrella (Opera)
- Johanna Sebus (Song, lied)
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Felix Mendelssohn (age 12) - Piano Quartet in D minor (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Symphony No. 1 for strings in C major (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 2 for strings in D major (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 3 for strings in E minor (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 4 for strings in C minor (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 5 for strings in B-flat major (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 6 for strings in E-flat major (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 105 (Work for soloist)
