Events*Luigi Boccherini becomes court composer in Berlin.*Ludwig van Beethoven goes to Vienna, where he meets Mozart, but his mother's death forces him to return to Bonn.... , other events of 1788
1788
Year 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar .... , 1789 in music
1789 in music
See also: 1788 in music, 1789, 1790 in music, list of years in music.... , list of years in music.
Events*Luigi Boccherini becomes court composer in Berlin.*Ludwig van Beethoven goes to Vienna, where he meets Mozart, but his mother's death forces him to return to Bonn.... , other events of 1788
1788
Year 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar .... , 1789 in music
1789 in music
See also: 1788 in music, 1789, 1790 in music, list of years in music.... , list of years in music.
Antonio Salieri , was a Republic of Venice composer and Conducting. As the Austrian imperial Kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was one of the most important and famous musicians of his time.... appointed Imperial Royal Kapellmeister by Emperor Joseph II of Austria.
Domenico Cimarosa was an Music of Italy opera composer of the Teatro di San Carlo#The great age of Neapolitan opera. He wrote more than eighty operas during his lifetime, including his masterpiece, Il matrimonio segreto .... is invited to St Petersburg by the Empress Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, called Catherine the Great .The Russian empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. Under her direct auspices the Russian Empire expanded, improved in its administration, and underwent a dramatic policy of Westernization.... .
Thomas Carter may refer to:*Thomas Carter *Thomas Carter , British politician and Member of Parliament for Tamworth *Thomas Carter , Irish Sinn F?in/Cumann na nGaedhael/Fianna F?il politician... - The Constant Maid, or Poll of Plympton
Luigi Cherubini was an Italy-born composer who spent most of his working life in France. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music.... - Ifigenia in Aulide
Franz Ignaz Danzi was a Germany cellist, composer and Conducting, the son of the noted Italy cello Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, where he died.... - Die Mitternachtsstunde
Antonio Salieri , was a Republic of Venice composer and Conducting. As the Austrian imperial Kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was one of the most important and famous musicians of his time.... - Axur, Re d´Ormus (libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Republic of Venice libretto and poet.... after Beaumarchais); Il Talismano (libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Republic of Venice libretto and poet.... after Goldoni)
Joseph Weigl , was an Austria composer and conducting.The son of Joseph Franz Weigl , the principal cellist in the orchestra of the Esterh?zy family, he was born in Eisenstadt and studied music under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and Antonio Salieri.... - Il pazzo per forza
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty; at seventeen he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position, always... , Symphony nos 39-41
Johann Peter Pixis was a German pianist and composer born in Mannheim, Germany.He lived in Paris between 1825 and 1845, where he worked as a concert pianist.... , composer
Jos? Bernardo Alcedo was the most important Peruvian composer of the nineteenth century. He studied music at the Convento de San Agust?n and, at 18 years of age, composed the Misa en Re Mayor .... , composer
Simon Sechter was an Austrian music theory, teacher, Organ , conducting and composer.Sechter was born in Frymburk, Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire, and moved to Vienna in 1804, succeeding Jan Vori?ek as court organist there in 1824.... , composer
Gaetano Latilla was an Italy opera composer, the most important of the period immediately preceding Niccol? Piccinni .Latilla was born in Bari, and studied at the Loreto Conservatory in Naples.... , composer (b. 1711)
Charles Wesley was a leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley. Despite their closeness, Charles and his brother did not always agree on questions relating to their beliefs.... , hymn-writer (b. 1707)
Carlo Antonio Campioni also known as Carlo Antonio Campione or Charles Antoine Campion was an Italian composer, as well as a collector of early music.... , composer (b. 1720)
Giuseppe Bonno was an Austrian composer of Italian origin.He was born in Vienna and studied music in Naples under Francesco Durante and Leonardo Leo.... , composer (b. 1711)
Johann Gottfried M?thel was a Germany composer and noted keyboard virtuoso. Along with C.P.E. Bach, he represented the Sturm und Drang style of composition.... , composer (b. 1728)
December 14 - Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, composer (b. 1714)
Joseph Gibbs , was an England composer.Joseph Gibbs was not a prolific composer, but he was a not entirely unknown. He was born in Dedham, Essex in 1699, though not much more has been traced of Gibbs until 1748.... , composer (b. 1699)
Anton?n Kammel was a composer and violinist. His best-known composition is String Quartett no. 2.Kammel was involved in the social circle of the leading 18th century London concert impresarios, Johann Christian Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel.... , violinist and composer (b. 1730)
