1802 in music
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This is a list of music-related events in 1802.
Events
- January 9 - The Harmonic Society of Philadelphia is founded, with native composer Andrew Law as its president.[1]
- January 20 - Luigi Boccherini receives a pension from Joseph Bonaparte.[1]
- February 15 - Muzio Clementi publishes the second volume of his Practical Harmony.[1]
- March 19 - Composer François-Adrien Boieldieu marries dancer Clotilde Mafleuray.[1]
- April 30 - Louis Spohr begins his violin studies under Franz Eck.[1]
- May 5
- Composer Giovanni Paisiello, recently arrived in Paris, meets his host, Napoleon, for the first time.[1]
- Composers Jan Ladislav Dussek and Louis Spohr are introduced by Herr Kiekhöver in Hamburg.
- July 20 - The chapel created by Napoleon in the Tuileries is officially opened, with Giovanni Paisiello as its musical director.[1]
- August 15 - Luigi Cherubini, Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Pierre Rode and Nicolò Isouard go into business as publishers of their own music.[1]
- October 6 - Ludwig van Beethoven writes to his brother Carl from Heiligenstadt, in despair over his increasing deafness.[1]
- Simon Mayr becomes maestro di cappella at Bergamo Cathedral.[2]
Publications
Classical music
- Beethoven – Second Symphony[4]
- Joseph Haydn – Harmoniemesse, his last major work [5]
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Piano quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello and bass, Op. 87 (inspiration for Schubert's "Trout" quintet)[6]
- Franz Krommer – Concerto for 2 Clarinets in E flat major, Op. 35[7]
- Johann Friedrich Reichardt - Das Zauberschloss (singspiel)[1]
- Samuel Wesley - Symphony in B flat[1]
Opera
- Michael Kelly – Urania
- William Reeve – Family Quarrels (comic opera)
- Carl Maria Von Weber - Peter Schmoll und seine Nachbarn
Births
- March 3 – Adolphe Nourrit, operatic tenor[8] (died 1839)
- July 12 – Charles-Louis Hanssens, composer[9] (died 1852)
- July 27 – Ida Henriette da Fonseca, alto, composer (died 1858)
- August 23 - Manuel Inocêncio Liberato dos Santos, musician and composer (died 1887)
- October 7 – Bernhard Molique, composer (died 1869)
- date unknown
- George Alexander Lee, singer and composer (died 1851)
- José Zapiola, conductor and composer (died 1885)
Deaths
- January 27 - Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, conductor and composer, 42
- April 10 – Charlotte Brent, operatic soprano, 66
- July 26 - Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux, painter and musician, 41 (yellow fever)[10]
- July 28 – Giuseppe Sarti, composer, 72
- August 10 – Antonio Lolli, violinist and composer (born c. 1725)
- August 23 – Corona Schröter, singer, 51
- October 2 – Giuseppe Millico, castrato singer, composer and music teacher, 65
- October 22 – Samuel Arnold, composer and organist, 62
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 MusicandHistory.com 1802. Accessed 28 February 2014
- ↑ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. United States: President and Fellows of Harvard College. p. 569. ISBN 0-674-37299-9.
- ↑ Geck, Martin. "Johann Sebastian Bach: Life and Work". Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 21". NPR. 2006-06-06. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ↑ Haydn, Franz Joseph (1802), Harmoniemesse in B-Flat Major, Kalmus Edition, ISBN 9780769244761
- ↑ "Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in E flat major/minor, Op. 87". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ↑ "Concerto for 2 clarinets & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 35". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ↑ "Adolphe Nourrit". Find A Grave .Com. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ↑ "Charles Louis Hanssens". Requiem Survey. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ↑ Émile Bellier de La Chavignerie, Les Artistes français du xviiie siècle oubliés ou dédaignés, Paris, Vve Jules Renouard, 1865, p. 75
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