1788 in music explained
Events
- January 9 – The elderly Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach reviews Johann Nikolaus Forkel's book Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik in the Hamburgischer unpartheyischer Correspondent.[1]
- January 22 – Composer Ignaz Pleyel marries Franziska Gabrielle Ignatia Lefebvre, daughter of a tapestry maker.[1]
- January 26 – Australia Day: leads the First Fleet into landing at Sydney Cove (which will become Sydney) to begin the settlement of Australia; it carries Surgeon George Worgan's London-made square piano which will remain in the country and be donated to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts collection in 2016.
- February 6 – The Kärntnertortheater in Vienna closes, after the German Opera Company disbands.[1]
- February 12 – Antonio Salieri is appointed Imperial Royal Kapellmeister by Emperor Joseph II of Austria, in succession to Giuseppe Bonno, who is forcibly retired.[1]
- March 6 – Domenico Cimarosa, recently invited to St Petersburg by the Empress Catherine II of Russia, premières his La felicità inaspetata, which fails to impress his new patron.[1]
- June 25 – Publication of three string quintets (K.406, 515, 516) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is postponed for a year because of a lack of take-up of subscriptions.[1]
- July 17 – Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf is officially dismissed from his post as Amtshauptmann of Freiwaldau, but actually continues in the position for another seven years.[1]
- November 25 – Three weeks before his death, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach writes his last known letter, to Johann Jacob Heinrich Westphal.[1]
Opera
Classical music
- William Billings – The Singing Master’s Assistant (including "Vermont" and "Washington")
- Henry Bishop – Six New Minuets and Twelve Country Dances (including "Knoll Park")
- Domenico Cimarosa – Atene edificata (cantata)
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- 3 Piano Trios, Op.22
- Keyboard sonata op.24/1
- Michel Corrette – Messe pour le tems de Noël
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – 6 String Quartets
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- Three piano sonatas C.41–43
- Joseph-Francois Garnier – Simphonie Concertante for 2 Oboes
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- String Quartet in C major, Hob.III:57
- String Quartet in G major, Hob.III:58
- String Quartet in E major, Hob.III:59
- String Quartet in A major, Hob.III:60
- String Quartet in F minor, Hob.III:61
- String Quartet in B-flat major, Hob.III:62
- Baryton Trio in A major, Hob.XI:6
- Baryton Trio in A major, Hob.XI:8
- Symphony No.90 in C major, Hob.I:90
- Symphony No.91 in E-flat major, Hob.I:91
- Symphony No.37 in D major, MH 476
- Pelham Humfrey – O Lord, My God
- Frantisek Kotzwara – The Battle of Prague (piano with commentary)
- Leopold Kozeluch – Piano Sonata, Op.26 No.3
- Anton Kraft – 3 Cello Sonatas, Op. 1
- Rodolphe Kreutzer – Violin Concerto No.6 in E minor
- Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz – 6 Harp Sonatas, Opp. 13–14
- Vicente Martín y Soler – 12 Canzonette Italiane
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- Ein deutsches Kriegslied, K.539
- Adagio in B minor, K.540 (dated March 19)
- Un bacio di mano, K.541 (dated May)
- Piano Trio in E major, K.542
- Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K.543
- Piano Trio in C major, K.548
- Più non si trovano, K.549
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
- Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, "Jupiter"
- Canon for 3 Voices in A major (Caro bell'idol mio), K.562
- Divertimento in E-flat major, K.563
- Piano Trio in G major, K.564
- 6 German Dances, K.567
- 12 Minuets, K.568
- Giovanni Paisiello – Duet for two violins
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- 3 Quintets, B.280–282
- 6 Keyboard Trios, B.431–436
- Alexander Reinagle – Federal March
- Giuseppe Sarti – 3 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin, Op. 4
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- Violin Concerto No.14 in A minor
- 6 Violin Sonatas, W 5.1–6 (Op. 4)
Methods and theory writings
Births
- January 5 – Caspar Ett, composer and musician (died 1847)
- January 22 – George Gordon Byron, lyricist and poet (died 1824)
- January 31 – Felice Romani, librettist and writer (died 1865)
- February 10 – Johann Peter Pixis, composer (died 1874)
- March 10 – Joseph von Eichendorff, lyricist and poet (died 1857)
- May 16 – Friedrich Rückert, librettist and poet (died 1866)
- August 20 – José Bernardo Alcedo, composer (died 1878)
- August 26 – Aloys Schmitt, composer (died 1866)
- September 5 – George Macfarren, lyricist (died 1843)
- September 28 – Karl Christian Philipp Reichel composer (died 1857)
- October 11 – Simon Sechter, composer (died 1867)
- October 20 – Philip Knapton, composer (died 1833)
- November 6 – Giuseppe Donizetti, composer (died 1856)
- November 11 – Michał Wielhorski, Russian composer (died 1856)
- December 18 – Camille Pleyel, musician (died 1855)
- December 21 – Charles Chaulieu Sr., composer (died 1849)
- December 26 – Carl Anton Philipp Braun, composer (died 1835)
- date unknown
Deaths
- January 15 – Gaetano Latilla, composer (b. 1711)
- March 2 – Salomon Gessner, lyricist and poet (born 1730)
- March 29 – Charles Wesley, hymn-writer (b. 1707)
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- Carl Joseph Toeschi, composer (born 1731)
- April 15 – Giuseppe Bonno, composer (b. 1711)
- May 17 – Dorothea Biehl, librettist (born 1731)
- June 28 – Johann Christoph Vogel, composer
- July 14 – Johann Gottfried Müthel, composer (b. 1728)
- November 2 – Johann Samuel Schröter, German composer (born 1753)
- December 14 – Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, composer (b. 1714)
- December 12 – Joseph Gibbs, composer (b. 1699)
Notes and References
- Web site: 1788. MusicAndHistory. https://archive.today/20130616141653/http://musicandhistory.com/component/content/article/2-years/47-1788.html. 2012-07-04. 2013-06-16. 2019-03-15.
