1780, from day to day
1780. With other artists, Leopold Mozart, Joseph Haydn and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach influenced their time (classical era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Pierre-Jean de Béranger, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1780 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 110 of these moments for 1780.
The year 1780 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
01
Death of Johann Ludwig Krebs That year: 1780, Classical music, German composer and musician (born in 1713)
04
Death of Hedvig Wigert That year: 1780, Classical music, Swedish opera singer (born in 1748)
10
Death of Francesco Antonio Vallotti That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian composer, organist and music theorist (born in 1697)
14
Birth of François-Joseph Dizi That year: 1780, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 1840)
27
Birth of Giuseppe Siboni That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1780-1839) (dead in 1839)
28
Birth of Giovanni Battista Velluti That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer, castrato (dead in 1861)
February
01
Birth of Ferdinand Troyer That year: 1780, Classical music, Austrian noble and musician (dead in 1851)
09
Birth of Walenty Kratzer That year: 1780, Classical music, opera singer, composer (dead in 1855)
March
10
Birth of Juan José Landaeta That year: 1780, Classical music, Venezuelan productor (1780-1814) (dead in 1814)
April
07
Inauguration: Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux That year: 1780, Classical music (Bordeaux, France)
08
Birth of Ferdinand Gasse That year: 1780, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1840)
21
Death of Ferdinand Zellbell Jr. That year: 1780, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1719)
23
Death of Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria That year: 1780, Classical music, German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780) (born in 1724)
May
09
Death of Francisco Hernández Illana That year: 1780, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1700)
10
Birth of Angelica Catalani That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1849)
14
Death of Pierre Montan Berton That year: 1780, Classical music, French composer and conductor (born in 1727)
16
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Berner That year: 1780, Classical music, German musician, composer and musicologist (dead in 1827)
28
Birth of Franz Joseph Fröhlich That year: 1780, Classical music, German musicologist and educator (dead in 1862)
June
02
Birth of Elisabetta Manfredini-Guarmani That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer
05
Birth of Auguste Bertini That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1856)
18
Birth of Michael Henkel That year: 1780, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1851)
23
Birth of Eliphalet Mason That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1853)
July
21
Birth of Henri Louis Martin De Villers That year: 1780, Classical music, French politician (1780-1855) (dead in 1855)
28
Birth of Joaquina Sitchez That year: 1780, Classical music, Spanish soprano and actress (1780-1864) (dead in 1854)
August
02
Birth of Henri-Étienne Dérivis That year: 1780, Classical music, French opera singer (dead in 1856)
19
Birth of Pierre-Jean de Béranger That year: 1780, Classical music, French poet and chansonnier (1780-1857) (dead in 1857)
September
07
Death of Franz Lamotte That year: 1780, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1751)
10
Birth of Karl Fischer That year: 1780, Classical music, writer, stage actor, opera singer (dead in 1836)
15
Death of Antonino Reggio That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1725)
17
Birth of Georg Heinrich Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1832)
October
18
Birth of Marianna Barilli That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian soprano (1780-1813) (dead in 1813)
28
Birth of Ernst Anschütz That year: 1780, Classical music, German composer and poet (1780-1861) (dead in 1861)
November
03
Birth of Victor Dourlen That year: 1780, Classical music, French composer and pedagogue (dead in 1864)
06
Birth of Manuel Robles Gutiérrez That year: 1780, Classical music, Chilean composer (dead in 1837)
18
Birth of Franz Clement That year: 1780, Classical music, Austrian musician (dead in 1842)
Death of Matheo Tollis de la Roca That year: 1780, Classical music, Spanish composer (1710-1780) (born in 1710)
20
Birth of Jeanne Marie Williaume That year: 1780, Classical music, French opera singer, pianist and music educator (dead in 1866)
22
Birth of Conradin Kreutzer That year: 1780, Classical music, German composer and conductor (1780-1849) (dead in 1849)
28
Death of Giacomo Milano That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian harpsichordist (1699-1780) (born in 1699)
Death of Giacomo Francesco Milano Franco d'Aragona That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1699)
December
10
Birth of Uri Keeler Hill That year: 1780, Classical music, American composer (1780-1844) (dead in 1844)
14
Death of Ignatius Sancho That year: 1780, Classical music, British composer, writer and grocer (born in 1729)
18
Birth of Johann Martin Friedrich Nisle That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1861)
28
Birth of Karl von Schlözer That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1859)
29
Birth of Jacob Moralt That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1820)
30
Birth of Freeman Lewis That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1859)
This was also in 1780
Death of Thomas Johnson That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1770) . Birth of Paolo Rosich That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1832) . Birth of Heinrich Gugel That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1830) . Birth of Abril Tirado That year: 1780, Classical music, Bolivian composer (dead in 1856) . Death of Benedetta Emilia Agricola That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1722) . Birth of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Kühnau That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1848) . Death of Domenico Ferrari That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1722) . Death of Antonio Riggieri That year: 1780, Classical music, composer . Death of Madeleine-Céleste Durancy That year: 1780, Classical music, opera singer, stage actor (born in 1746) . Birth of Pedro Nolasco Colón That year: 1780, Classical music, Venezuelan musician (dead in 1818) . Death of Johann Georg Hoffmann That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1700) . Death of Rinaldo di Capua That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1705) . Birth of Luigi Moretti That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1850) . Birth of Marietta Marcolini That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1855) . Birth of Luigi Antonio Calegari That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian composer. Nephew of Luigi Calegari (dead in 1849) . Death of Christian Samuel Mohrheim That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1718) . Birth of Thérèse Blangini That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1830) . Birth of Alois Nanke That year: 1780, Classical music, conductor, composer, music teacher (dead in 1835) . Birth of Ezekiel Goodale That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1828) . Death of Carl Barbandt That year: 1780, Classical music, German musician and composer (born in 1716) . Birth of Philippe Laroque That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1838) . Birth of Zenobio Vitarelli That year: 1780, Classical music, opera singer . Death of Giuseppe Manfredini That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1710) . Birth of Franciszek Lessel That year: 1780, Classical music, Polish composer (dead in 1838) . Birth of Anna Maria Pellegrini Celoni That year: 1780, Classical music, opera singer, music teacher, composer (dead in 1835) . Birth of William Hamilton Bird That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 2019) . Death of António da Costa That year: 1780, Classical music, Portuguese composer (born in 1714) . Death of Johann Baptist Anton Vallade That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1722) . Death of Salvatore Lanzetti That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian cello player and composer (born in 1710) . Birth of Joseph Fischer That year: 1780, Classical music, German opera singer and composer (1780-1862) (dead in 1862) . Death of Jean-Baptiste Parant That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1730) . Birth of Robert Archibald Smith That year: 1780, Classical music, British composer (dead in 1829) . Death of Johann Christian Röllig That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1716) . Birth of Margherita Chabran That year: 1780, Classical music, Italian operatic soprano . Birth of Pedro Teixeira de Seixas That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (dead in 1832) . Death of Giuseppe Maria Magherini That year: 1780, Classical music, composer (born in 1732) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Joseph Haydn (age 48)
- Fidelity Rewarded That year: 1780, Classical music (Opera)
- Harpsichord Concerto No. 11 in D major That year: 1780, Classical music (Work for orchestra with soloist)
- Symphony No. 71 in B-flat major (Work for orchestra)
- Piano Sonata No. 48 in C major (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 49 in C-sharp minor (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 51 in E-flat major (Work for soloist)
- Piano Sonata No. 52 in G major (Work for soloist)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (age 24)
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail That year: 1780, Classical music (Opera), published in 1785
- Idomeneo, Rè di Creta That year: 1780, Classical music (Opera)
- Ballettmusik zur Oper "Idomeneo" That year: 1780, Classical music (Ballet)
- Symphony No. 34 in C major That year: 1780, Classical music (Work for orchestra)
- Thamos, King of Egypt That year: 1780, Classical music (Opera)
- Church Sonata No. 7 in F (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Church Sonata No. 8 in A (Work for chamber orchestra)
- March in D (Work for orchestra)
- Church Sonata No. 17 in C (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Mass No. 16 in C major, “Missa solemnis” (Work for choir)
- Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (Work for choir)
- Die Zufriedenheit (Song, lied)
- Komm, liebe Zither (Song, lied)
- Canon in B-flat (Work for choir)
- Canon in C (Work for choir)
- Luigi Cherubini (age 20)
- Il Quinto Fabio (Opera)