Music year 1820
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Overview of the music years
Further events
Music year 1820 |
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Events
- August 3rd : On the occasion of the birthday of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. the premiere of the song Borussia takes place in the Royal Opera Berlin . In the same year it was decreed as the Prussian national anthem and from then on sung in all schools and at patriotic festivities.
Instrumental and vocal music (selection)
- Ludwig van Beethoven : Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; 10 themes and variations for flute and piano op.107
- Johann Simon Mayr : Inno a Pallade (Cantata)
- Louis Spohr : Symphony No. 2 in D minor , op. 49; Violin Concerto No. 9 in D minor , op. 55; Quintet in C minor for piano, flute, clarinet, bassoon and horn , op.52
- Anton Reicha : Quintet for clarinet and string quartet in B flat , op.89
- Friedrich Ernst Fesca : Our Father for soloists and choir op.18
- Ignaz Moscheles : Piano Concerto No. 3, G minor , Op. 58
- Andreas Romberg : German Te Deum "Lord God, we praise you" for choir and orchestra
Musical theater
- January 27 : The world premiere of the comic opera Die Schäferin as noble lady by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber takes place at the Opéra-Comique in Paris .
- June 6th : premiere of the opera I due Figaro, o sia Il soggetto di una commedia by Michele Carafa at the Scala in Milan.
- June 14 : The world premiere of the Singspiel Die Zwillingsbrüder by Franz Schubert based on the libretto by Georg von Hofmann takes place at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna .
- June 28, world premiere of the opera La festa di Bussone by Michele Carafa in Milan (Teatro Ré).
- August 19 : The premiere of the melodrama Die Zauberharfe by Franz Schubert based on a text by Georg von Hofmann takes place at the Theater an der Wien near Vienna.
- December 3rd : Premiere of the opera Maometto II by Gioachino Rossini in Naples.
- December 26 : Fedra , an opera in two acts by Johann Simon Mayr based on the libretto by Luigi Romanelli , is premiered at La Scala in Milan .
Other works
- Giacomo Meyerbeer : Margherita d'Anjou (Opera)
- Franz Schubert : Lazarus ; Sacontala (opera fragment);
- Giovanni Pacini : La schiava in Baghdad (opera); La gioventù di Enrico V , (Opera)
- Saverio Mercadante : Four operas: Violenza e costanza ; Anacreonte in Samo ; Il geloso ravveduto and Scipione in Cartagine .
- Ferdinand Hérold : L'Auteur mort et vivant (opera)
- Joseph Weigl : Daniel in the lions' den or Baal's fall , (opera in three acts).
- Peter von Winter : The singer and the tailor (Singspiel). The world premiere took place in Munich.
Born
- January 9 : Pavel Křížkovský , Czech composer († 1885 )
- February 13 : Béla Kéler , Hungarian composer († 1882 )
- February 17 : Henri Vieuxtemps , Belgian composer († 1881 )
- March 16 : Enrico Tamberlik , Italian opera tenor († 1889 )
- March 28 : Édouard Batiste , French composer, organist and music teacher († 1876 )
- April 17 : Johan Gottfried Conradi , Norwegian composer († 1896 )
- July 26th : Maria Severa , Portuguese fado singer († 1846 )
- August 3 : Luther Orlando Emerson , American composer († 1915 )
- August 8 : Julius Stern , German music teacher, conductor and composer († 1883 )
- August 30 : George Frederick Root , American composer and music teacher († 1895 )
- September 5 : Georg Vierling , German composer († 1901 )
- September 23 : Engelbert Lanz , Austrian composer and music teacher († 1904 )
- October 6 : Jenny Lind , Swedish singer († 1887 )
- November 14 : Edmond Membrée , French composer († 1882 )
- November 16 : Henri Duvernoy , French music teacher, organist and composer († 1906 )
- November 22nd : Angelo Panzini , Italian composer and music teacher († 1886 )
- December 8 : Rochus von Liliencron , Germanist and music historian († 1912 )
- December 27th : Ignaz Reimann , German teacher, church musician and composer († 1885 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Adam Hamilton , English organist, conductor, violist and composer († 1907 )
- Vladimir Georgijewitsch Kastrioto-Skanderbek , Russian composer († 1879 )
Died
- January 25 : Joseph Franz Weigl , Austrian cellist (* 1740 )
- January 30th : Josepha Barbara Auernhammer , Austrian pianist and composer (* 1758 )
- May 14 : Paul Struck , German composer (* 1776 )
- May 21 : Jakob Moralt , German musician (* 1780 )
- August 11 : János Lavotta , Hungarian composer (* 1764 )
- September 16 : Marie Bigot , French pianist and composer (* 1786 )
- September 23 : Friedrich Leopold Abel , German violinist, pianist, music teacher and composer (* 1794 )
- October 3 : Ludovit Václav Lachnit , Czech composer (* 1746 )
- November 2 : Vincenc Tuček , Czech composer (* 1773 )
- November 30th : Johann Jakob Cella , German lawyer (* 1756 )
See also
Web links
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