Music year 1840
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Overview of the music years
Further events
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Instrumental and vocal music (selection)
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy : The first performance of the symphony cantata Lobgesang will take place on June 25th in the Leipzig Thomaskirche under the direction of the composer. A second version will be heard for the first time on December 3rd .
- Hector Berlioz : Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale , op.15 (work for symphonic wind orchestra)
- Frédéric Chopin : Grande Valse A flat major op. 42; Dumka (song for voice) in A minor WoP; Sostenuto (also called "waltz") in E flat major WoP; Trois études pour La Méthode des Méthodes (Trois nouvelles études) Wop; Mazurka in A minor (À Émile Gaillard) WoP;
- Robert Schumann : Liederkreis after Heinrich Heine for a voice and piano op. 24; Myrtles op.25 ; Three poems after Emanuel Geibel for polyphonic voice and piano op. 29; Three poems after Emanuel Geibel for voice and piano op. 30; Three Chants after Adelbert von Chamisso for voice and piano op. 31; Twelve songs after Justinus Kerner, a song series for voice and piano op. 35; Dichterliebe op. 48; Belsatzar. Ballad after Heinrich Heine for a low voice and piano op. 57; Six songs for four-part male singing , op.33
- Clara Schumann : Lied: Am Strande ; Song: your portrait ; Song: Folk song " A hoarfrost fell on the spring night "
- Michail Iwanowitsch Glinka : Farewell song of the students of the Jekatarinsky Institute (choral work); Bolero (piano piece)
- Niels Wilhelm Gade : Efterklange af Ossian (echoes of Ossian, overture)
- Johann Strauss (father) : Wiener Gemüths-Waltz op.116
Musical theater
- January 6 : The world premiere of the opera Le Drapier by Jacques Fromental Halévy takes place in Paris.
- February 11 : The opera La fille du régiment ( The Regiment's Daughter ) by Gaetano Donizetti based on the libretto by Jean-François Bayard and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris with sustained success.
- February 11 : World premiere of the opera Il templario by Otto Nicolai in Turin, (Teatro Regio)
- March 10 : The world premiere of the opera La vestale by Saverio Mercadante takes place at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
- March 20th : World premiere of the opera Ildegonda by Temistocle Solera in Milan, (Teatro alla Scala)
- April 2nd World premiere of the oratorio The Destruction of Jerusalem by Ferdinand von Hiller in Leipzig (Gewandhaus)
- April 10 : The world premiere of the opera The Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti takes place in Paris.
- April 28 : World premiere of the ballet Die Hamadryaden by Adolphe Adam in Berlin.
- 23 June : The world premiere of the comic opera Hans Sachs by Albert Lortzing based on the play of the same name by Johann Ludwig Deinhardstein takes place in Leipzig .
- August 8 : The romantic opera Mária Bátori by Ferenc Erkel to a libretto by Béni Egressy is premiered in Pest.
- August 12 : premiere of the opera The Two Figaro by Conradin Kreutzer in Braunschweig
- 5th September : The world premiere of the opera Un giorno di regno by Giuseppe Verdi based on the libretto by Felice Romani at La Scala in Milan turns into a fiasco. The play is mercilessly whistled by the audience and immediately removed from the program. Bartolomeo Merelli , the director of La Scala in Milan, immediately terminates the contract with the composer. Verdi, who was present at the premiere, decides never to write an opera again.
- November 29th : The world premiere of the opera Saffo by Giovanni Pacini takes place with great success at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Francilla Pixis sings the title role , Gaetano Fraschini sings Faone.
- December 2 : The world premiere of the opera La favorite ( Die Favoritin ) by Gaetano Donizetti takes place at the Grand Opéra Paris under the musical direction of François-Antoine habeneck . The libretto is by Alphonse Royer , Eugène Scribe and Gustave Vaëz based on the story Les amants malheureux ou le comte de Comminges by François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d'Arnaud . Rosine Stoltz and Gilbert Duprez sing the leading roles.
- December 12 : World premiere of the opera La rose de Péronne by Adolphe Adam in Paris, (Opéra-Comique)
- December 26th : World premiere of the opera Gildippe ed Odoardo by Otto Nicolai in Genoa, Teatro Regio
Other works
- Louis Spohr : The Fall of Babylon , (oratorio in two parts), WoO 63
- Saverio Mercadante : La solitaria delle Asturie, ossia La Spagna ricuperata (Opera)
- Adolphe Adam : L'ecumeur des mers (ballet)
- François Benoist : Le Diable amoureux , (ballet)
- Giuseppe Lillo : L'osteria di Andujar ; Cristina di Svezia (both stage works)
Born
- January 22nd : Adolphe Deslandres , French composer and organist († 1911 )
- January 31 : Josef Ferch , Romanian-German composer, church musician and music teacher († 1902 )
- February 2 : Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray , French composer († 1910 )
- February 22nd : Samuel de Lange , Dutch-German organist, teacher and composer († 1911)
- March 6 : Gustave Ruiz , French composer († unknown)
- April 1 : Wassili Wassiljewitsch Kühner , Russian composer († 1911 )
- April 5 : Théodore Ritter , French pianist and composer († 1886 )
- April 12 : Edmond Audran , French organist and composer († 1901 )
- May 7 : Pyotr Tchaikovsky , Russian composer († 1893 )
- May 8 : Emilie Wedekind-Kammerer , German actress and singer († 1916 )
- May 14 : Dominique Ducharme , Canadian pianist, organist and music teacher († 1899 )
- June 6 : John Stainer , English organist and composer († 1901 )
- August 1 : Franz Simandl , double bass player, music teacher and author († 1912 )
- August 28 : Ira David Sankey , American singer and composer of sacred songs († 1908 )
- September 14 : George Elbridge Whiting , American composer and organist († 1923 )
- September 18 : Emil Scaria , Austrian opera singer († 1886 )
- September 30 : Johan Svendsen , Norwegian composer († 1911 )
- October 4 : Charles Lenepveu , French composer and music teacher († 1910 )
- October 11 : Roberto Stagno , Italian opera tenor († 1897 )
- October 28 : Georgine Schubert , German actress and singer († 1878 )
- October: Moïse Saucier , Canadian pianist, organist and music teacher († 1912 )
- December 7th : Hermann Goetz , German composer († 1876 )
- December 15 : Jules Danbé , French conductor and violinist († 1905 )
- December 17th : Christian Horneman , Danish composer († 1906 )
- December 19 : Giulio Ricordi , Italian music publisher and composer († 1912 )
- December 27 : Jakob Geis , Bavarian folk singer († 1908 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Georges Jacobi , German composer and conductor († 1906 )
Died
- January 6th : Johann Baptist Schiedermayr , German composer and church musician (* 1779 )
- March 28 : Vincent Delacour , French composer (* 1808 )
- May 10 : Catterino Cavos , Russian composer of Italian origin (* 1775 )
- May 27 : Niccolò Paganini , Italian violinist and composer (* 1782 )
- July 22nd : Józef Javurek , Czech pianist, conductor and composer (* 1756 )
- September 13 : Vinzenz Hauschka , Bohemian composer (* 1766 )
- September 15 : Franz Pecháček , Austro-German composer (* 1793 )
See also
Web links
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