1847, from day to day
1847. With other artists, Hector Berlioz, Gioachino Rossini and Mikhail Glinka influenced their time (romantic era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Felix Mendelssohn. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Macbeth” de Giuseppe Verdi, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1847 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 210 of these moments for 1847.
The year 1847 in classical music and in lyrical art
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Death of Johann Friedrich Barmann That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1784)
January
07
Birth of Antonín Vávra That year: 1847, Classical music, Czech opera singer (1847–1932) (dead in 1932)
09
Birth of Ernest Neyer That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1899)
10
Birth of Carolina Casanova de Cepeda That year: 1847, Classical music, Spanish singer (1847-1910) (dead in 1910)
12
Birth of Emma Fursch-Madi That year: 1847, Classical music, French opera singer with a soprano voice (dead in 1894)
17
Birth of Augusto Rotoli That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1904)
23
Birth of Leopold Wenzel That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian composer (1847-1923) (dead in 1923)
30
Birth of Joseph Maas That year: 1847, Classical music, British singer (dead in 1886)
February
03
Death of August Mühling That year: 1847, Classical music, German pianist (1786-1847) (born in 1786)
04
Birth of Charles Henry Hart That year: 1847, Classical music, American biographer and art expert (dead in 1918)
07
Birth of Ernst Frank That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer (1847-1889) (dead in 1889)
08
Premiere of Explosions-Polka, Op. 43 That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for orchestra), Johann Strauss II
Birth of Joseph Rubinstein That year: 1847, Classical music, (1847-1884) (dead in 1884)
12
Birth of Philip, Prince of Eulenburg That year: 1847, Classical music, German politician, diplomat, composer, and writer (1847-1921) (dead in 1921)
15
Birth of Robert Fuchs That year: 1847, Classical music, Austrian composer and music teacher (dead in 1927)
Birth of Pierre-Émile Engel That year: 1847, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1927)
16
Birth of Philipp Scharwenka That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer, editor and teacher (dead in 1917)
17
Birth of Mathilde Mallinger That year: 1847, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (dead in 1920)
21
Death of Joseph Seipelt That year: 1847, Classical music, Austrian singer, opera singer and choir director (born in 1787)
22
Birth of Dmitri Usatov That year: 1847, Classical music, Russian tenor and vocal teacher (dead in 1913)
25
Birth of Josef Paukner That year: 1847, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (dead in 1906)
Birth of Alfred Oelschlegel That year: 1847, Classical music, organist (dead in 1915)
28
Closing: Baden Court Theatre That year: 1847, Classical music (Karlsruhe, Germany)
March
03
Birth of Lucien Poujade That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914)
06
Birth of Ludwig Gothov-Grünecke That year: 1847, Classical music, composer, chapelmaster (dead in 1921)
09
Birth of Martin Pierre Marsick That year: 1847, Classical music, Belgian musician (1847-1924) (dead in 1924)
14
Premiere of Macbeth That year: 1847, Classical music (Opera), Giuseppe Verdi
19
Birth of Constantin Dimitrescu That year: 1847, Classical music, Romanian classical composer and music teacher (dead in 1928)
24
Death of Friedrich Leopold von Plessen That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1796)
April
01
Birth of Rudolf Tillmetz That year: 1847, Classical music, German flute virtuoso and pedagogue (dead in 1915)
Birth of Giovanni Frojo That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925)
04
Inauguration: Gran Teatre del Liceu That year: 1847, Classical music (El Raval, Spain)
08
Birth of Theodor Hofer That year: 1847, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1916)
09
Birth of Alfred Mayhew Shuey That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1930)
13
Birth of Elisabeth von Herzogenberg That year: 1847, Classical music, singer, pianist, composer (dead in 1892)
Death of Thaddäus addäus Gerl That year: 1847, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (bass) (born in 1774)
20
Birth of Bernhard Triebel That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1897)
26
Birth of Alfred Scott-Gatty That year: 1847, Classical music, British officer of arms and composer (dead in 1918)
Birth of Cleto Zabala That year: 1847, Classical music, Spanish composer (1847-1912) (dead in 1912)
29
Birth of Joachim Andersen That year: 1847, Classical music, Danish flutist, conductor and composer (dead in 1909)
May
02
Death of Giacomo Cordella That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1786)
03
Birth of Thorvald Hansen That year: 1847, Classical music, trumpeter (dead in 1915)
04
Birth of Francesco Uetam That year: 1847, Classical music, Spanish bass opera singer (dead in 1913)
08
Birth of Oscar Hammerstein I That year: 1847, Classical music, German-American businessman (dead in 1919)
Death of Alfonso Savi That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1773)
13
Birth of Johannes Haarklou That year: 1847, Classical music, Norwegian composer, organist, and music critic (dead in 1925)
14
Death of Fanny Mendelssohn That year: 1847, Classical music, German pianist and composer (born in 1805)
16
Death of Caspar Ett That year: 1847, Classical music, German musician (1788-1847) (born in 1788)
25
Birth of Antonín Barcal That year: 1847, Classical music, singer, opera singer, director, voice teacher (dead in 1927)
26
Birth of Heinrich Friedrich Lißmann That year: 1847, Classical music, German opera singer (1847-1894) (dead in 1894)
June
08
Birth of Albert Goldberg That year: 1847, Classical music, 1847-1905 German opera singer (dead in 1905)
10
Birth of Jules Arnoud That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1890)
11
Death of Heinrich Baermann That year: 1847, Classical music, Prussian military musician, clarinet virtuoso and composer (1784–1847) (born in 1784)
12
Birth of Gabriel Verdalle That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1918)
24
Birth of Gaston Salvayre That year: 1847, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1916)
26
Birth of Salomon Mazurette That year: 1847, Classical music, Canadian pianist (dead in 1910)
28
Birth of Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson That year: 1847, Classical music, Icelandic composer (dead in 1927)
30
Birth of Aimé J. de Bammeville That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1922)
July
08
Birth of Senatore Sparapani That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1926)
Death of Joseph Vimeux That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1803)
11
Birth of Ilka Toperczer That year: 1847, Classical music, Hungarian vocalist (1847-1876) (dead in 1876)
13
Birth of Édouard Samuel That year: 1847, Classical music, composer
14
Birth of Josip Kašman That year: 1847, Classical music, Croatian opera singer (dead in 1925)
15
Birth of William Ludwig That year: 1847, Classical music, Irish opera singer (dead in 1923)
19
Death of Johann Wilhelm Wilms That year: 1847, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1772)
Birth of Hugo Wehrle That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer and music educator (1847-1919) (dead in 1919)
21
Birth of Víctor Mirecki de Larramat That year: 1847, Classical music, Spanish musician (1847-1921) (dead in 1921)
22
Premiere of I masnadieri That year: 1847, Classical music (Opera), Giuseppe Verdi
29
Birth of Friedrich Holthaus That year: 1847, Classical music, stage actor, opera singer (dead in 1928)
Birth of Theophil Forchhammer That year: 1847, Classical music, Swiss composer (1847-1923) (dead in 1923)
31
Birth of Ignacio Cervantes That year: 1847, Classical music, cuban pianist and composer (dead in 1905)
Birth of Oscar Raif That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer and music teacher (1847-1899) (dead in 1899)
August
01
Birth of Guido Papini That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1912)
06
Birth of Wilhelm Nehl That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1921)
14
Birth of Ippolit Petrowitsch Prjanischnikow That year: 1847, Classical music, Ukrainian singer and opera singer (1847-1921) (dead in 1921)
17
Birth of Victor Eugene Hammerel That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1917)
22
Birth of Alexander Mackenzie That year: 1847, Classical music, Scottish conductor and composer (1847-1935) (dead in 1935)
23
Birth of Gustav Láska That year: 1847, Classical music, Czech conductor, music educator, composer, contrabassist, choirmaster and organist (1847-1928) (dead in 1928)
24
Birth of Costantino De Crescenzo That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1911)
26
Death of William Parke That year: 1847, Classical music, English oboist (born in 1761)
29
Birth of Romilda Pantaleoni That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian soprano (dead in 1917)
Birth of Samuel Pascal Brash Needham That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1914)
September
03
Birth of Oscar Bentzon-Gyllich That year: 1847, Classical music, (1847-1899) (dead in 1899)
14
Birth of Fanny Holland That year: 1847, Classical music, singer and actress (1847-1931) (dead in 1931)
16
Birth of Albert Ross Parsons That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1933)
19
Birth of Robert Stark That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1922)
25
Death of Emma Albertazzi That year: 1847, Classical music, Contralto (born in 1814)
October
01
Birth of Edwin Augustus Sydenham That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1891)
05
Premiere of String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for chamber orchestra), Felix Mendelssohn
Birth of Eugen Grüel That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1927)
14
Death of William Michael Rooke That year: 1847, Classical music, Irish composer (born in 1794)
17
Birth of Chiquinha Gonzaga That year: 1847, Classical music, Brazilian musician and composer (1847-1935) (dead in 1935)
18
Birth of Tomás Giribaldi That year: 1847, Classical music, Uruguayan musician (1847-1930) (dead in 1930)
24
Birth of Simon-Max That year: 1847, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1923)
29
Birth of Richard Thiele That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1903)
30
Birth of Francis Chassaigne That year: 1847, Classical music, French composer, born in Belgium (dead in 1922)
Birth of Hermann Eichborn That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer and author (dead in 1918)
31
Death of Guillaume Louis Cottrau That year: 1847, Classical music, French publisher, composer and musicologist (born in 1797)
November
01
Birth of Emma Albani That year: 1847, Classical music, Canadian opera soprano (1847-1930) (dead in 1930)
Birth of Léopold Dauphin That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1925)
04
Death of Felix Mendelssohn That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (born in 1809)
06
Birth of Olaus Andreas Grøndahl That year: 1847, Classical music, Norwegian conductor and composer (dead in 1923)
07
Birth of Will Lamartine Thompson That year: 1847, Classical music, American composer (1847-1909) (dead in 1909)
09
Birth of Leopoldo Pieroni That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1919)
10
Birth of Bertha von Dillner That year: 1847, Classical music, (1847-1916) (dead in 1916)
15
Inception: Opéra-National That year: 1847, Classical music (France)
17
Death of Georg Jacob Vollweiler That year: 1847, Classical music, German musician and teacher (born in 1770)
Death of Emilia Kozieradzka That year: 1847, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1828)
20
Birth of Ludwig Felix Brandts Buys That year: 1847, Classical music, Dutch conductor and composer (dead in 1917)
26
Premiere of Jérusalem That year: 1847, Classical music (Opera), Giuseppe Verdi
30
Birth of August Klughardt That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer (1847-1902) (dead in 1902)
Birth of Bertha Ehnn That year: 1847, Classical music, Austrian singer and opera singer (1847-1932) (dead in 1932)
December
01
Birth of Agathe Backer Grøndahl That year: 1847, Classical music, Norwegian pianist and composer (dead in 1907)
03
Birth of Bernhard Vogel That year: 1847, Classical music, classical composer, music critic, composer (dead in 1898)
09
Birth of George Grossmith That year: 1847, Classical music, English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer in the late 19th to early 20th century (dead in 1912)
10
Inauguration: Carltheater That year: 1847, Classical music (Vienna, Austria)
12
Birth of Jacques-Joseph Michel That year: 1847, Classical music, Belgian pianist and composer (dead in 1888)
13
Birth of Josef Drahlovský That year: 1847, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and organist (1847-1926) (dead in 1926)
14
Birth of Jean-Louis Lasalle That year: 1847, Classical music, French baritone (dead in 1909)
18
Birth of Augusta Holmès That year: 1847, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1903)
19
Birth of Paul Bulss That year: 1847, Classical music, German baritone (1847-1902) (dead in 1902)
21
Birth of Edward E. Rice That year: 1847, Classical music, American composer (1847–1924) (dead in 1924)
Birth of Carl Gänschals That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1906)
24
Death of Olivia Buckley That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1799)
28
Birth of George Dima That year: 1847, Classical music, Romanian composer and director of church music (1847-1925) (dead in 1925)
Birth of Samuel A. Ward That year: 1847, Classical music, American organist and composer (dead in 1903)
29
Death of William Crotch That year: 1847, Classical music, English composer, organist and artist (1775-1847) (born in 1775)
31
Death of Giuseppe Magnelli That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1774)
This was also in 1847
Birth of Hermann Riedel That year: 1847, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1913) . Death of Marianne von Sessi That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian soprano and composer (c. 1773-1847) (born in 1773) . Death of Ernest Déjazet That year: 1847, Classical music, composer . Birth of Lucien Bourgeois That year: 1847, Classical music, composer . Birth of John Thomas Douglass That year: 1847, Classical music, American musician (dead in 1886) . Birth of George Ingraham That year: 1847, Classical music, composer . Inception: Theatre Lyrique That year: 1847, Classical music (France). Death of Luke Eastman That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (born in 1790) . Birth of Adelina Paschalis That year: 1847, Classical music, Polish soprano (dead in 1925) . Birth of Alfred John Goodrich That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1920) . Birth of G. Flaxland That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1869) . Inception: Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu That year: 1847, Classical music (Spain). Birth of Władysław Wszelaczyński That year: 1847, Classical music, Polish pianist and composer (dead in 1896) . Birth of W. B. Whall That year: 1847, Classical music, British master mariner, musician and writer (dead in 1917) . Birth of Julie Basta That year: 1847, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1899) . Birth of Manuel Penella Raga That year: 1847, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1909) . Birth of Bernard Farebrother That year: 1847, Classical music, British organist (dead in 1888) . Birth of Luigi Chiostri That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian violinist (dead in 1894) . Birth of Herbert Hall Woodward That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1909) . Inception: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square That year: 1847, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Aleksandr Kuznetsov That year: 1847, Classical music, composer, cellist (dead in 1918) . Death of Francesco Molino That year: 1847, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1768) . Birth of Therese Boschetti That year: 1847, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1847-1919) (dead in 1919) . Birth of Zinaida Kroneberg That year: 1847, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1884) . Birth of John H. Lee That year: 1847, Classical music, American banjoist, composer and author (dead in 1890) . Birth of Edward Brooks Scovel That year: 1847, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1945) . Inception: Temple Square Chorale That year: 1847, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Jean-Baptiste Mathieu That year: 1847, Classical music, musician (born in 1762) . Death of Władysław Ślaski That year: 1847, Classical music, composer . Closing: Leopoldstädter Theater That year: 1847, Classical music (Vienna, Austria). Inauguration: Opéra d'Avignon That year: 1847, Classical music (Avignon, France). Birth of Albert Stritt That year: 1847, Classical music, theatrical director, stage actor, opera singer (dead in 1908) . Birth of Alessandro Liberati That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1927) . Birth of Joseph Williams That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1923) . Birth of Adolf Reckzeh That year: 1847, Classical music, composer (dead in 1906) . Death of Sophia Dussek That year: 1847, Classical music, British musician (born in 1775) . Death of Avgust Grigoryevich Gerke That year: 1847, Classical music, conductor, composer (born in 1790) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Gioachino Rossini (age 55)
- Tantum ergo That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Cantata in onore del sommo pontefice Pio IX (Work for choir)
- Hector Berlioz (age 44)
- Nessun maggior piacere (Song, lied)
- Felix Mendelssohn (age 38)
- 3 Motets, Opp. 69 That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Christus, Op. 97 (Work for choir)
- 4 Pieces, Opp. 81 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 6 Lieder, Opp. 71 (Song, lied)
- 3 Lieder, Opp. 77 (Song, lied)
- Loreley, Op. 98 (Opera)
- Robert Schumann (age 37)
- Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for orchestra), composed in 1845
- Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 63 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Piano Trio in F major, Op. 80 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- 3 Songs, Opp. 62 (Song, lied)
- Romances and Ballads, Volume 4, Op. 64 (Song, lied)
- Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, Op. 65 (Work for choir)
- Frédéric Chopin (age 37)
- 3 Mazurkas, Opp. 63 That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1846
- Polish Songs, Opp. 74 (Song, lied)
- Franz Liszt (age 36)
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 That year: 1847, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 (Work for soloist)
- Albumblätter für Prinzessin Marie von Sayn-Wittgenstein (Work for soloist)
- Andante amoroso (Work for soloist)
- Litanies de Marie (Work for soloist)
- Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (Work for soloist)
- Hymne du matin, Hymne de la nuit (Work for soloist)
- Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil, Lamartine (Work for choir)
- Magyar Dalok: Magyar Rapszódiák (Work for soloist)
- Isten veled (Song, lied)
- Le juif errant (Song, lied)
- Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Song, lied)
- Richard Wagner (age 34)
- Symphony (Work for orchestra)
- Giuseppe Verdi (age 34)
- Il poveretto (Song, lied)
- Jacques Offenbach (age 28)
- L'alcôve (Opera)
- Blanche (Opera)
- Anton Bruckner (age 23)
- 2 Aequale JAN (Work for orchestra)
- Der Lehrerstand (Work for choir)
- March in E-flat major (Work for orchestra)
- Prelude and Fugue in C minor (Work for soloist)
- Bedřich Smetana (age 23)
- Forest Impressions and Emotions (Work for soloist)
- Romance (Work for soloist)
- Johann Strauss II (age 22)
- Singers' Journeys, Op. 41 (Work for orchestra)
- Fest, Op. 49 (Work for orchestra)
- Alexander Borodin (age 14)
- Concerto for flute, piano and orchestra (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- String Trio (Work for chamber orchestra)