1751 in music
Encyclopedia
Events
- 1751 is the year commonly given as the beginning of the classical era
- The "War of the BuffoonsWar of the BuffoonsThe Querelle des Bouffons , also known as the Guerre des Bouffons , was the name given to a battle of rival musical philosophies which took place in Paris, France between 1752 and 1754...
" (La Querelle des Bouffons), concerning the relative merits of French and Italian opera, divides Paris. - Francesco GeminianiFrancesco Geminianithumb|230px|Francesco Geminiani.Francesco Saverio Geminiani was an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist.-Biography:...
publishes "The Art of Playing on the Violin" in London.
Classical music
- Antoine DauvergneAntoine DauvergneAntoine Dauvergne was a French composer and violinist. Dauvergne served as master of the Chambre du roi, director of the Concert Spirituel from 1762 to 1771, and director of the Opéra three times between 1769 and 1790...
– Concerts de Simphonies - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
Kunst der Fuge with appendix of Chorale preludeChorale preludeIn music, a chorale prelude is a short liturgical composition for organ using a chorale tune as its basis. It was a predominant style of the German Baroque era and reached its culmination in the works of J.S. Bach, who wrote 46 examples of the form in his Orgelbüchlein.-Function:The liturgical...
BWV 668a (posthumously) - John Francis WadeJohn Francis WadeJohn Francis Wade was an English hymnist who is credited with writing and composing the hymn "Adeste Fideles" ....
O Come All Ye Faithful
Opera
- Johann Adolf Hasse – Ciro Riconosciuto
- Niccolò JommelliNiccolò JommelliNiccolò Jommelli was an Italian composer. He was born in Aversa and died in Naples. Along with other composers mainly in the Holy Roman Empire and France, he made important changes to opera and reduced the importance of star singers.-Early life:Jommelli was born to Francesco Antonio Jommelli and...
– La villana nobile; Ifigenia in Aulide - Jean-Philippe RameauJean-Philippe RameauJean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François...
– Acante et CéphiseAcante et CéphiseAcante et Céphise, ou La sympathie is an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, first performed on 19 November 1751 at the Opéra in Paris. It takes the form of a pastorale héroïque in three acts. The librettist was Jean-François Marmontel. The opera was written to celebrate the birth of the Duke of... - Giuseppe SartiGiuseppe SartiGiuseppe Sarti was an Italian opera composer.-Biography:He was born at Faenza. His date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 1 December 1729. Some earlier sources say he was born on 28 December, but his baptism certificate proves the later date impossible...
– Pompeo in Armenia
Births
- January 18 – Ferdinand KauerFerdinand KauerFerdinand August Kauer , was an Austrian composer and pianist.-Biography:Kauer was born in Klein-Thaya near Znaim in South Moravia. He studied in Znaim, Tyrnau, and Vienna, and later settled in Vienna around 1777. In 1781 he joined Karl von Marinelli's newly formed company at Vienna as leader and...
, pianist and composer (died 1831) - March 5 – Jan Krtitel KucharJan Krtitel KucharJan Křtitel Kuchař, or also was a Czech organist, harpsichordist, music composer and teacher.- Biography :...
, composer - March 29 – Supply BelcherSupply BelcherSupply Belcher was an American composer, singer, and compiler of tune books. He was one of the members of the so-called First New England School, a group of mostly self-taught composers who created sacred vocal music for local choirs. He was active first in Lexington, Massachusetts, then...
, singer, composer and compiler of tune books (died 1836) - February 4 – Blas de LasernaBlas de LasernaBlas de Laserna Nieva was a Spanish composer.-Biography:Laserna was one of the most prolific and popular songwriters of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Spain....
, composer - February 9 – Antoine Bullant, bassoonist and composer (died 1821)
Deaths
- January 17 – Tomaso AlbinoniTomaso AlbinoniTomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.-Biography:Born in Venice, Republic of Venice, to Antonio Albinoni, a...
(born 1671) - February 18 – Giuseppe Matteo AlbertiGiuseppe Matteo AlbertiGiuseppe Matteo Alberti was an Italian Baroque composer and violinist.-Life:...
, composer (born 1685) - May 20 – Domènech TerradellasDomènech TerradellasDomènec Terradellas was a Spanish opera composer, although all his works were thoroughly Italian in style. Born in Barcelona, the son of a day laborer, his early musical training is unknown...
, composer (born 1713) - date unknown
- Pierre DumagePierre DumagePierre Dumage was a French Baroque organist and composer. His first music teacher was most likely his father, organist of the Beauvais Cathedral. At some point during his youth Dumage moved to Paris and studied under Louis Marchand...
, organist (born c. 1674) - Henry ReinholdHenry ReinholdHenry Reinhold was a singer, reputed to be the son of the archbishop of Dresden.He was born in Dresden and showed an early aptitude for music, which his family apparently discouraged. But he secretly left Dresden to follow Handel, a friend of his reputed father, to London...
, singer (born c. 1690)
- Pierre Dumage