Music year 1807

Music year 1807

Events

July 29th : The Napoleonic theater decree limits the number of venues to eight large theaters in Paris, each of which must also specialize in a certain type of performance.

Ludwig van Beethoven : Premiere of the 4th Symphony in B flat major Op. 60; Coriolan Overture, Op. 62; Overture No. 1 to the opera Leonore ; Mass in C major . The latter work was commissioned by Nikolaus II von Esterházy and premiered in Eisenstadt. But it was not to the client's taste.
Johann Simon Mayr : Traiano all'Eufrate (cantata for 3 voices, choir and orchestra)
Gioachino Rossini : Sinfonia di Bologna
François-Adrien Boieldieu : Sonata for violin op. 7; Sonata for violin op.8
Louis Spohr : Concertante for harp, violin and orchestra No. 2 in E minor ; Concerto No. 5 in E flat major , op. 17;
Johann Ladislaus Dussek : 3 string quartets G, B, E flat op. 60 ; Trio for piano, flute and violoncello F op .; Elégie harmonique sur la mort du Prince Louis Ferdinand de Prusse, Sonata f sharp op.
Anton Eberl : In questa tomba oscura , Arietta for voice and piano, (one of the last works by the composer, who died in March)
Johann Baptist Cramer : 4th Piano Concerto in C major, op.38
Anton Reicha : Quintet for Violoncello and String Quartet in E

February 24th : The world premiere of the melodrama Die Glocke by Justin Heinrich Knecht takes place in Stuttgart.
March 19th World premiere of the opera Elisa by Giovanni Paisiello (composed with Johann Simon Mayr) in Naples.
July 16 : World premiere of the opera The Fortress by James Hook
August 17th : World premiere of the opera Né l'un, né l'altro by Johann Simon Mayr at the Scala in Milan.
August 27 : World premiere of the opera Music Mad by James Hook
October 8 : Premiere of the three-act opera Lina ou Le Mystère by Nicolas Dalayrac in Paris, (Opéra-Comique).
November : Premiere of the opera Belle ciarle e tristi fatti by Johann Simon Mayr in Venice.

December 15th : World premiere of the opera La vestale ( The Vestal Virgin ) by Gaspare Spontini in Paris

Further world premieres

Antonio Salieri : Danaus (German version of the work Les Danaïdes published in 1784 )
François-Adrien Boieldieu : Amour et mystère ou Lequel est mon cousin? , (comic opera) premiere in St. Petersburg.
Étienne-Nicolas Méhul : Joseph (et ses frères) ; (Opera);
Joseph Weigl : The composer is bringing out the following three operas this year: (1) Emperor Hadrian ; (2) Adrian von Ostade and (3) Cleopatra .
Louis Emmanuel Jadin : Les Arts et l'amitié (Opera).

0January 2 : Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki , Polish composer († 1852 )
0January 6th : Ludwig Erk , German folk song researcher and folk song collector († 1883 )
0January 7th (baptized): Charles Spackman Barker , English organ builder († 1872 )
0February 6 : Hans Matthison-Hansen , Danish composer and organist († 1890 )
February 11 : Napoleon Orda , Polish composer, pianist and artist († 1883 )
February 15 : Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński , Polish pianist and composer († 1867 )
0March 7th : Adolph Methfessel , German composer († 1878 )
0March 8 : Alphonse Thys , French composer († 1879 )
0May 7 : Christian Friedrich Ehrlich , German composer, pianist and music teacher († 1887 )
0May 7th : Ignác Ondříček , Czech violinist and conductor († 1871 )
0June 6 : Adrien-François Servais , Belgian cellist and composer († 1866 )
August 27 : Karl Franzewitsch Albrecht , Russian composer († 1863 )
September 15 : Jan van Boom , Dutch composer, pianist and music teacher († 1872 )
September 17 : Ignaz Lachner , German composer and conductor († 1895 )
October 21 : Napoléon-Henri Reber , French composer († 1880 )
October 28 : Cyprian Romberg , German cellist († 1865 )

Giulio Cesare Ferrarini , Italian conductor, violinist and music teacher († 1891 )
Simon Anton Zimmermann , German conductor, choir director and composer († 1876 )

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