1761, from day to day
1761. With other artists, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Christoph Willibald von Gluck and Georg Philipp Telemann influenced their time (classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Pierre Gaveaux, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 7 in C major, “Le midi”” de Joseph Haydn, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1761 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 60 of these moments for 1761.
The year 1761 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
03
Death of Willem de Fesch That year: 1761, Classical music, Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761) (born in 1687)
16
Death of Anton Jiránek That year: 1761, Classical music, Czech violinist and composer (born in 1712)
20
Birth of Giovanni Domenico Perotti That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1825)
25
Death of Frédéric-Hubert Paulin That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (born in 1678)
28
Death of Francesco Feo That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1691)
February
15
Death of Carlo Cecere That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1706)
Birth of William Parke That year: 1761, Classical music, English oboist (dead in 1847)
Birth of Jacob Kimball, Jr. That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1826)
20
Birth of Ludwig Abeille That year: 1761, Classical music, German classical pianist (dead in 1838)
22
Birth of Erik Tulindberg That year: 1761, Classical music, Finnish composer, violinist and civil servant (1761-1814) (dead in 1814)
March
07
Death of Antonio Palella That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1692)
27
Birth of Ondřej Kusý That year: 1761, Classical music, Czech composer and violoncellist (dead in 1806)
April
03
Death of Christian Ferdinand Abel That year: 1761, Classical music, German Baroque violinist, cellist and viol virtuoso (born in 1682)
Also in April
Birth of Franz Gleißner That year: 1761, Classical music, German litographer and composer (dead in 1818) .
May
14
Birth of Symphorien-Joseph Ermel That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1842)
20
Death of Claude Rameau That year: 1761, Classical music, French organist (born in 1689)
June
12
Death of Meinrad Spieß That year: 1761, Classical music, German composer and music theorist (born in 1683)
13
Birth of Antonín Vranický That year: 1761, Classical music, Czech violinist and composer (dead in 1820)
July
05
Death of Domenico Silvio Passionei That year: 1761, Classical music, Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (born in 1682)
20
Birth of Joseph Lefèbvre That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1822)
August
16
Birth of Yevstigney Fomin That year: 1761, Classical music, Russian composer (dead in 1800)
26
Birth of Nehemiah Shumway That year: 1761, Classical music, American composer (dead in 1843)
September
12
Birth of Georg Friedrich Wolf That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1814)
13
Birth of Franz Jakob Freystädtler That year: 1761, Classical music, composer, musician (dead in 1841)
14
Birth of Pavel Lambert Mašek That year: 1761, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1826)
17
Birth of Bernard Viguerie That year: 1761, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1819)
24
Birth of F.L.Æ. Kunzen That year: 1761, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1817)
29
Death of Angelo Maria Scaccia That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer and violonist (born in 1690)
October
09
Birth of Pierre Gaveaux That year: 1761, Classical music, French operatic tenor and composer (dead in 1825)
17
Death of Johann Pfeiffer That year: 1761, Classical music, German composer (born in 1697)
25
Death of Gioacchino Conti That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1714-1761) (born in 1714)
November
01
Birth of Antonín Volánek That year: 1761, Classical music, Czech conductor, violinist, composer and organist (1761-1817) (dead in 1817)
December
13
Birth of Johann Andreas Streicher That year: 1761, Classical music, German piano maker and composer (dead in 1833)
21
Birth of Gotthelf Benjamin Flaschner That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1789)
This was also in 1761
Birth of François Guillaume Ducray-Duminil That year: 1761, Classical music, French writer (dead in 1819) . Birth of Giambattista Cimador That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1805) . Birth of Marie-Élisabeth Cléry That year: 1761, Classical music, French composer and harpist (dead in 1811) . Birth of Marie de Grandmaison That year: 1761, Classical music, French opera singer . Birth of Herkulan Siessmayr That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1832) . Birth of Vittorio Trento That year: 1761, Classical music, Italian composer (1761-1833) (dead in 1833) . Death of Pierre Hugard That year: 1761, Classical music, French composer (born in 1726) . Death of Charles-Alexandre Jollage That year: 1761, Classical music, French musician and composer . Birth of James Leach That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1798) . Birth of Antoine Hugot That year: 1761, Classical music, French composer and flautist (dead in 1803) . Birth of Jean-Joseph Rousseau That year: 1761, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1800) . Birth of John Stevenson That year: 1761, Classical music, Irish composer (dead in 1833) . Death of John Sheeles That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (born in 1688) . Birth of François Alday That year: 1761, Classical music, composer (dead in 1835) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Georg Philipp Telemann (age 80)
- Der Herr erhore dich in deiner Not (Work for choir)
- Joseph Haydn (age 29)
- Symphony No. 7 in C major, “Le midi” That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for orchestra), published in 1907
- Symphony No. 8 in G major, “Le soir” That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 6 in D major, “Le matin” (Work for orchestra)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 5)
- Andante in C That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Allegro in C That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Allegro in F That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Minuet in F That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Minuet in G That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for soloist)
- Minuet in C That year: 1761, Classical music (Work for soloist)