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- Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
– Piano concerto no. 5 ("Emperor") - François-Joseph Gossec – Symphonie à 17 parties
Births
- January 20 – Sebastián IradierSebastián IradierSebastián Iradier Salaverri , a.k.a. Sebastián Yradier, was a Spanish Basque composer.Iradier was born in Lanciego, in the province of Álava. His publisher in Paris urged him to "universalize" his name, from Iradier to Yradier...
, composer (d. 1865) - February 3 – Felix MendelssohnFelix MendelssohnJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
, composer (d. 1847) - March 19 – Fredrik PaciusFredrik PaciusFredrik Pacius was a German composer and conductor who lived most of his life in Finland. He has been called the "Father of Finnish music"....
, conductor and composer (d. 1891) - March 31 – Otto LindbladOtto LindbladOtto Lindblad , was a Swedish composer. He is most famous for the musical score of Kungssången, the Swedish royal anthem....
, composer (d. 1864) - October 22 – Federico RicciFederico RicciFederico Ricci , was an Italian composer, particularly of operas.Born in Naples, he was the younger brother of Luigi Ricci, with whom he collaborated on several works....
, opera composer (d. 1877)
Deaths
- January 29 – Luigi Antonio SabbatiniLuigi Antonio SabbatiniLuigi Antonio Sabbatini was an Italian composer and music theorist. He studied music at Bologna in the Franciscan Monastery, under Father Giovanni Baptista Martini. He published a textbook on the theoretical elements of music, in 1789, in three volumes, a treatise on fugues, in 1802...
, composer and music theorist (b. 1732) - February – Francesco AzopardiFrancesco AzopardiFrancesco Azopardi was a Maltese composer and music theorist.-Life and career:Azopardi received his musical training in Malta and during his stay from 1763 to 1774 in Naples at the Conservatory of San Onofrio under Carlo Cotumacci and Joseph Doll. He worked at St...
, composer (b. 1748) - March 7 – Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg Albrechtsberger was an Austrian musician who was born at Klosterneuburg, near Vienna.He originally studied music at Melk Abbey and philosophy at a Benedictine seminary in Vienna and became one of the most learned and skillful contrapuntists of his age...
, organist, composer and music teacher (b. 1736) - April 17 – Johann Christian KittelJohann Christian KittelJohann Christian Kittel was a German organist, composer, and teacher. He was one of the last students of Johann Sebastian Bach.-Biography:...
, organist and composer (b. 1732) - May 31 – Joseph HaydnJoseph HaydnFranz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
, composer (b. 1732) - July 3 – Joseph QuesnelJoseph QuesnelJoseph Quesnel was a French Canadian composer, poet, and playwright. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Colinette and Lucas et Cécile; the former is considered to be the first Canadian opera....
, composer and writer (b. 1746) - December 31 – Franz Ignaz BeckFranz Ignaz BeckFranz Ignaz Beck was a German violinist, composer, conductor and music teacher who spent the greater part of his life in France, where he became director of the Bordeaux Grand Théâtre. Possibly the most talented pupil of Johann Stamitz, Beck is an important representative of the second generation...
, composer (b. 1734) - date unknown – Johann Gottfried EckardJohann Gottfried EckardJohann Gottfried Eckard was a German pianist and composer.. In his youth he became a professional copper engraver and acquired his musical training in his leisure time, mainly from C.P.E. Bach's Versuch and its six ‘Probesonaten’...
, pianist and composer (b. 1735)