Music year 1841
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Overview of the music years
Further events
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Events
- April 13 : The Royal Court Theater in Dresden , built by Gottfried Semper as a successor to the previous Morettian Court Theater , opens with Carl Maria von Weber's jubilee overture and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's drama Torquato Tasso .
- April 22nd : The Dommusikverein und Mozarteum is founded in Salzburg , the roots of today's Mozarteum and the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra .
Instrumental and vocal music (selection)
- Robert Schumann : World premiere of the 1st symphony ("Spring Symphony") on March 31st by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra , conductor is Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Franz Schubert : First public performance of the 5th symphony by the composer who died in 1828 on October 17th in Vienna
- Hector Berlioz : Les nuits d'été op. 7 (A collection of art songs); Rêverie et Caprice op. 8
- Franz Berwald : Elfenspiel (orchestral work), fugue in E flat major
- Frédéric Chopin : Tarantelle in A flat major op. 43; Polonaise in F sharp minor op.44; Prelude in C sharp minor op. 45; Allegro de Concert in A major op. 46; Ballad No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47; Deux Nocturnes in C minor, F sharp minor op.48; Fantaisie in F minor op. 49; Mazurka in A minor (“France Musicale” or “Notre Temps”) WoP
- Robert Schumann : Symphony No. 1 op. 38; Overture, Scherzo and Finale op. 52; Twelve poems from Friedrich Rückert's Liebesfrühling for voice and piano (together with Clara Schumann) op. 37; 4th Symphony op.120 (first version completed in 1841, but only published in 1851 after extensive revision and new instrumentation)
- Clara Schumann : Lied: The good night that I tell you
- George Onslow : Three String Quartets Op. 62 to 64
- Johann Strauss (father) : Adelaiden Waltz op.129
Musical theater
- January 21 : World premiere of the comic opera Le Guittarero by Jacques Fromental Halévy at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
- February 11 : World premiere of the opera Adelia by Gaetano Donizetti at the Teatro Apollo in Rome
- March 6 : World premiere of the opera Les diamants de la couronne ( The Crown Diamonds ) by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
- March 13 : The world premiere of the opera Il Proscritto by Otto Nicolai takes place at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano in Milan. The libretto is by Gaetano Rossi based on the literary model by Frédéric Soulié . Together with Siegfried Kapper, the composer will almost completely rework the opera over the next few years. In 1844 the new version was premiered under the title The Homecoming of the Exiled .
- June 28 : The romantic ballet Giselle is premiered at the Paris Opera in a choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot . The title role is danced by Carlotta Grisi . The music comes from Adolphe Adam .
- 4th October : World premiere of the opera l contadino d'Agliate by Temistocle Solera in Milan, Teatro alla Scala.
- October 26 : World premiere of the opera La main de fer ou Un mariage secret by Adolphe Adam in Paris, (Opéra-Comique)
- November 24th : The farce with singing Das Mädl aus der Vorstadt by Johann Nestroy has its world premiere at the Theater an der Wien near Vienna. The music comes from Adolf Müller senior . The piece ran successfully until 1862 .
- December 3rd : World premiere of the tragic opera Catarina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus by Franz Lachner in Munich
- December 22nd : World premiere of the opera La rein de Chypre by Jacques Fromental Halévy in Paris
- December 26th : World premiere of the opera Maria Padilla by Gaetano Donizetti at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano in Milan
- December 31 : premiere of the opera Casanova by Albert Lortzing in the Leipzig City Theater
Other works
- Gaetano Donizetti : The composer completes his opera Rita , but it will not be premiered until 1860, 12 years after his death.
- Otto Nicolai : Proserpina (opera fragment)
- Franz Lachner : Catarina Cornaro (opera)
Born
- January 5 : Henryk Dobrzycki , Polish doctor, philanthropist and composer († 1914 )
- January 18 : Emmanuel Chabrier , French composer and pianist († 1894 )
- January 28 : Victor Ernst Nessler , German composer († 1890 )
- February 10 : Walter Parratt , English organist, music teacher, church musician and composer († 1924 )
- February 18 : Samuel Prowse Warren , Canadian organist and composer († 1915 )
- February 19 : Elfrida Andrée , Swedish organist and composer († 1929 )
- March 1 : Romualdo Marenco , Italian musician and composer († 1907 )
- August 28 : Bernhard Listemann , German-American violinist and music teacher († 1917 )
- September 8 : Antonín Dvořák , Czech composer († 1904 )
- October 4 : Stephen Albert Emery , American composer and music teacher († 1891 )
- October 11 : Friedrich Hegar , Swiss composer and conductor († 1927 )
- November 4 : Carl Tausig , Polish pianist, composer and music teacher († 1871 )
- December 14th : Louise Héritte-Viardot , French composer, pianist and singer († 1918 )
- December 27 : Philipp Spitta , German musicologist and Bach biographer († 1894 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Julie von Asten , Austrian-German pianist and piano teacher († 1923 )
Died
- February 14 : Antun Sorkočević , Croatian composer, writer and diplomat (* 1775 )
- February 17th : Ferdinando Carulli , Italian composer and guitarist (* 1770 )
- April 22nd : Carl Gottlob Abela , German musician (* 1803 )
- August 13 : Bernhard Heinrich Romberg , German cellist and composer (* 1767 )
- August 26th : Ignaz von Seyfried , Austrian composer (* 1776 )
- August 31 : Johann Georg Christian Apel , German organist and composer (* 1775 )
- September 14th : Alessandro Rolla , Italian violinist and composer (* 1757 )
- December 22nd : Daniil Kashin , Russian composer (* 1769 )
See also
Web links
Commons : Musik 1841 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Commons : Opera Libretti 1841 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files