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Overview of the events of 1779 in music
Overview of the events of 1779 in music
Events
Opera
Classical music
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Anna Amalia – Organ Trio in C major
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Clavier-Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber, Wq.55
- Rondo in E major, Wq. 57, H.265
- Rondo in F major, Wq. 57, H.266
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Claude-Bénigne Balbastre – Sonates en Quatuor, Op. 3 (Paris)
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William Billings – Music in Miniature
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William Boyce – 10 Voluntaries for the Organ
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Muzio Clementi
- 6 Sonatas, Op. 2
- 3 Piano Duets and 3 Sonatas, Op. 3
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François Joseph Gossec – Symphonie Concertante du Ballet de Mirza, B.90
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Joseph Haydn
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Michael Haydn – Symphony No.23 in D major, MH 287, P.43
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Johann Adam Hiller – "Lieder und Arien aus Sophiens Reise", compilation including pieces from Mozart.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Kommet her, ihr frechen Sünder, K.146/317b
- Mass in C major, K.317 (Composed March 23, Premiered April 4 in
Salzburg)
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Symphony No.32 in G major, K.318 (Composed April 26)
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Symphony No.33 in B-flat major, K.319
- Serenade in D major, "
Posthorn" K.320
- Vesperae solennes de Dominica in C. K.341
- Church Sonata in C major, K.329/317a
- 2 Marches, K.335/320a
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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K.364/320d
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Concerto in E-flat major for Two Pianos, K.365/316a
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Johann Heinrich Rolle – Thirza und ihre Söhne (oratorio)
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Johann Adolph Hasse - Mass in E-flat major
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Joseph Bologne Saint-Georges – 2 Symphonies, Op.11
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Antonio Salieri – Organ Concerto in C major
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William Shrubsole – "Miles's Lane (All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name)", in The Gospel Magazine and Moral Miscellany, Vol.6.
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Maria Carolina Wolf – "Die Rose"
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Carl Friedrich Zelter – Viola Concerto in E-flat major
Methods and theory writings
Births
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January 8 – John White, organist and composer
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January 15 –
Jean Coralli, ballet producer and choreographer
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February 1 –
Nikolaus von Krufft, Austrian composer (died 1818)
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February 2 –
Georg Heinrich Lux, organist and composer (died 1861)
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February 5 –
François van Campenhout, singer and composer (d. 1848)
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February 17 –
Wilhelm Friedrich Riem, composer (died 1857)
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February 22 –
Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer (d. 1813)
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February 23 –
Johann Caspar Aiblinger, composer (d. 1867)
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February 28 –
Henry Darondeau, composer (died 1865)
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March 1 –
Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer (d. 1839)
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March 13 –
Oliver Shaw, composer (d. 1848)
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April 11 –
Louise Reichardt, German composer (died 1826)
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April 21 –
William Knyvett, composer
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May 28 –
Thomas Moore, poet and lyricist
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June 23 –
Johann Baptist Schiedermayr, composer (died 1840)
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July 20 –
Ignaz Schuster, bass and composer (died 1835)
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August 1 –
Francis Scott Key, songwriter (died
1843)
[3]
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September 8 –
Johann Philipp Samuel Schmidt, composer (died 1853)
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September 10 –
Louis Alexandre Piccinni, composer
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October 15
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November 14 –
Adam Oehlenschläger poet and lyricist (died 1850)
- date unknown
Deaths
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January 20 –
David Garrick, librettist (born 1717)
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February 7 –
William Boyce, composer, 69
[4]
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February 12 –
Hinrich Philip Johnsen, composer (born 1717)
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April 6 –
Tommaso Traetta, composer, 52
[5]
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April 7 –
Martha Ray, singer, 32/33 (murdered)
[6]
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June 6 – Joseph Inchbald, actor and singer, 44
[7]
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November 27 –
Josse Boutmy, organist and harpsichordist, 82
[8]
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December 5 –
Hermann Anton Gelinek, organist and violinist, 70
[9]
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December 28 –
Gennaro Manna, composer, 64
[10]
- December -
Richard Morris, collector of folk songs, 76
[11]
- unknown date – Edward Jones, Welsh composer, 49/50
[12]
References
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^
"William Boyce", Eighteenth Century English Music (rslade.co.uk)
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^ Philip H. Highfill; Kalman A. Burnim; Edward A. Langhans (1973).
A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. SIU Press. p. 234.
ISBN
978-0-8093-0919-1.
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^ Penton, Kemberly (September 14, 2016).
"Remembering Francis Scott Key: The Man Behind America's National Anthem 'The Star-Spangled Banner'". Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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^
The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners : with Strictures on Their Epitome, the Stage. 1806. p. 21.
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^ Joseph Haydn (1870).
Haydn's Universal Index of Biography from the Creation to the Present Time. E. Moxon, Son, and Company. p. 541.
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^ McDonagh, Josephine (2003).
Child Murder and British Culture, 1720–1900. Cambridge University Press. p. 73.
ISBN
9780521781930.
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^ Philip H. Highfill; Kalman A. Burnim; Edward A. Langhans (1973).
A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. SIU Press. p. 75.
ISBN
978-0-8093-0919-1.
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^
"Premiere Suite - Josse Boutmy". repertoire-explorer. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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^ Burnett R. Toskey (1983).
Concertos for Violin and Viola: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia. B.R. Toskey. p. 289.
ISBN
978-0-9601054-8-9.
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^ Rochus Freiherr von Liliencron; Franz X. von Wegele; Anton Bettelheim (1884).
Allgemeine deutsche Biographie ...: Auf Veranlassung ... Duncker & Humblot.
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Robert Thomas Jenkins.
"MORRIS, RICHARD (1703-1779), founder of the Cymmrodorion Society".
Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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^ Robert Evans; Maggie Humphreys (1 January 1997).
Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 189.
ISBN
978-1-4411-3796-8.