1766, from day to day
1766. With other artists, Christoph Willibald von Gluck, Leopold Mozart and Georg Philipp Telemann influenced their time (classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Franz Xaver Süssmayr, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Symphony No. 27 in G major” de Joseph Haydn, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1766 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 90 of these moments for 1766.
The year 1766 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
21
Birth of Vincent Houška That year: 1766, Classical music, Czech composer, violist and violoncellist (dead in 1840)
30
Death of Susannah Maria Cibber That year: 1766, Classical music, English singer and actress (born in 1714)
February
11
Birth of Carl Demmer That year: 1766, Classical music, German singer (dead in 1822)
13
Birth of Lorenz Schneider That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1855)
24
Birth of Samuel Wesley That year: 1766, Classical music, English organist and composer (dead in 1837)
26
Death of August Bernhard Valentin Herbing That year: 1766, Classical music, German organist and composer (born in 1735)
March
03
Death of Gregor Werner That year: 1766, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1693)
04
Death of Karel Habermann That year: 1766, Classical music, composer, trombonist (born in 1712)
07
Birth of Elise Berner That year: 1766, Classical music, Austrian opera singer and actress (1766-1824) (dead in 1824)
20
Death of Giovanni Battista Pescetti That year: 1766, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1704)
22
Birth of František Josef Dusík That year: 1766, Classical music, Czech composer, conductor and organist (dead in 1817)
28
Birth of Joseph Weigl That year: 1766, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1846)
April
12
Birth of Christian Gottlieb Kleeberg That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1811)
May
26
Birth of Martin-Joseph Adrien That year: 1766, Classical music, French operatic bass (dead in 1822)
June
15
Birth of John Erhardt Weipert That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1823)
19
Birth of Edmund Weber That year: 1766, Classical music, German church music director (dead in 1830)
23
Death of Thomas Roseingrave That year: 1766, Classical music, English/Irish organist and composer (born in 1688)
30
Death of Matthäus Schlöger That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (born in 1722)
July
19
Birth of Friedrich Fleischmann That year: 1766, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1798)
22
Birth of Franz Xaver Süssmayr That year: 1766, Classical music, Austrian composer and conductor (dead in 1803)
31
Birth of Jacques-Marie Beauvarlet-Charpentier That year: 1766, Classical music, French organist (dead in 1834)
August
01
Birth of Ignaz Ladurner That year: 1766, Classical music, French pianist (dead in 1839)
16
Birth of Carolina Nairne That year: 1766, Classical music, British musician (dead in 1845)
22
Birth of Joseph-Denis Doche That year: 1766, Classical music, French conductor (1766-1825) (dead in 1825)
23
Birth of Louis-Hippolyte Mesplet That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1831)
September
05
Birth of Luigi Bassi That year: 1766, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1825)
October
09
Birth of Bedřich Diviš Weber That year: 1766, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (1766-1842) (dead in 1842)
25
Birth of Carl Gottlieb Hering That year: 1766, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1853)
Also in October
Composition of Piece for piano in F That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for soloist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .
November
03
Birth of Simon Molitor That year: 1766, Classical music, German composer (1766-1848) (dead in 1848)
09
Death of Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer That year: 1766, Classical music, Dutch noble, diplomat and composer (1692-1766) (born in 1692)
15
Birth of Rodolphe Kreutzer That year: 1766, Classical music, French violinist, conductor, composer (1766-1831) (dead in 1831)
20
Birth of John Wall Callcott That year: 1766, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1821)
December
15
Death of Carlo Tessarini That year: 1766, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1690)
This was also in 1766
Birth of Aleksey Zhilin That year: 1766, Classical music, Russian composer and multi instrumentalist (dead in 1848) . Death of Peter Pasqualino de Marzi That year: 1766, Classical music, composer . Birth of Johann Heinrich Löwe That year: 1766, Classical music, German family (dead in 1835) . Death of Johann Georg Franz Waßmuth That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (born in 1707) . Death of Luis de Misón That year: 1766, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1727) . Inauguration: Théâtre de Rosimond That year: 1766, Classical music (Geneva, Switzerland). Birth of Caroline Wuiet That year: 1766, Classical music, composer, editor (dead in 1835) . Birth of August Gottlob Fischer That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1822) . Death of Morten Ræhs den y Ræhs That year: 1766, Classical music, Danish composer (1702-1766) (born in 1702) . Birth of Antonio Botti That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1799) . Inception: Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau That year: 1766, Classical music. Birth of Jean Théodore Latour That year: 1766, Classical music, French pianist and composer (dead in 1845) . Death of Antonio Duni That year: 1766, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1700) . Inauguration: Theater am Kärntnertor That year: 1766, Classical music (Vienna, Austria). Birth of John Addison That year: 1766, Classical music, composer (dead in 1844) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Georg Philipp Telemann (age 85)
- Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld (Work for choir)
- Joseph Haydn (age 34)
- Symphony No. 27 in G major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 18 in G major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 16 in B-flat major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 19 in D major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 20 in C major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 25 in C major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Symphony No. 32 in C major That year: 1766, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- The Songstress That year: 1766, Classical music (Opera)
- Symphony No. 10 in D major (Work for orchestra)
- Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F major, “Double Concerto” (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Harpsichord Concerto No. 8 in C major (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in G major (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in C major (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in F major (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in G major (Work for soloist)
- Mass No. 3 in C major, “Cäcilienmesse” (Work for choir)
- Mass No. 5 in E-flat major, “in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, Grosse Orgelmesse” (Work for choir)
- Luigi Boccherini (age 23)
- Cello Sonata in C major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Cello Sonata in E-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Trio No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 4 No. 2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Trio No. 3 in E major, Op. 4 No. 3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Trio No. 4 in F minor, Op. 4 No. 4 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 4 No. 5 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- String Trio No. 6 in F major, Op. 4 No. 6 (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 10)
- 8 Variations in G from “Laat ons Juichen” (Work for soloist)
- 7 Variations in D from “Willem van Nassau” (Work for soloist)
- Violin Sonata No. 5 in E-flat (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 6 in G (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 7 in C (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 8 in D (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 9 in F (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Violin Sonata No. 10 in B-flat (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Gallimathias Musicum (Work for orchestra)
- Kyrie (Work for choir)
- Or che il dover... Tali e cotanti sono (Song, lied)
- A Berenice... Sol nascente (Song, lied)
- Per pietà, bell'idol mio (Song, lied)
- Oh, temerario Arbace !... Per quel paterno amplesso (Song, lied)