Music year 1850
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Overview of the music years
Further events
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Events
- September 28 : The Swedish soprano Jenny Lind gives her first concert in the USA on her tour in New York City, organized by PT Barnum , and thus triggers a storm of enthusiasm. Your companion at the piano is the Briton Julius Benedict .
- The song Camptown Races by Stephen Foster first appears in print.
Instrumental and vocal music
- Hector Berlioz : The composer publishes the oratorio La fuite en Égypte . Together with the work L'enfance du Christ composed in 1853 and 1854, the composition is today listed under Op. 25 led.
- Robert Schumann completed his 3rd Symphony in E flat major, Op. 97 , between November 7th and December 9th, 1850. The work is also known as the Rhenish Symphony . He also publishes the piano piece Children's Ball, Six Easy Dance Pieces , Op. 130.
- Michail Iwanowitsch Glinka composes the choral work Farewell Song of the Schoolgirls of the Society for Higher Daughters.
- Franz Lachner completes his Octet in B flat major, Op. 156.
- Niels Wilhelm Gade completes his Symphony No. 4 in B flat major , op.20
- Johann Strauss (son) : The composer brought out the following works in 1850: Die Gemüthlichen (Waltz) op. 70; Frohsinns-Spenden (Waltz) op 73; Lava Streams (Waltz) op 74; Maxing Dances (Waltz) op 79; Luisen Sympathie Klänge (Waltz) op 81; Johannis-Käferln (Waltz) op 82; Heimaths-Kinder (Waltz) op 85; Heiligenstadt Rendez-vous-Polka op 78; Heski-Holki-Polka op 80; Warsaw Polka op 84; Triumph March op 69; Vienna Garrison March op 77; Ottinger-Reiter-March op 83; Sofien Quadrille op 75; Attaque Quadrille op 76 and the Bonvivant Quadrille op 86.
Musical theater
- February 28 : The composer Luigi Ricci premieres his opera Crispino e la comare at the Teatro San Benedetto in Venice . The libretto is by Francesco Maria Piave .
- April 20 : The Opéra-comique in three acts Le songe d'une nuit d'été (German title: The Midsummer Night's Dream ) by Ambroise Thomas with a libretto by Joseph-Bernard Rosier and Adolphe de Leuven becomes the Opéra-Comique in the Salle Favart premiered in Paris .
- June 25 : Genoveva , the only opera by Robert Schumann , is premiered at the Staatstheater Leipzig under the direction of the composer with Marianne Lüdeke in the title role.
- July 28th : The opera Giralda ou La Nouvelle Psyché by Adolphe Adam with a libretto by Eugène Scribe is premiered in Paris at the Opéra-Comique.
- August 28 : The world premiere of the romantic opera Lohengrin by Richard Wagner takes place at the Grand Ducal Court Theater of Weimar under the direction of Franz Liszt . Karl Beck sings the title role . The basis of the material is the figure of Loherangrîn in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Middle High German verse epic Parzival . With the new form of opera, the well- composed musical drama, Wagner sets himself apart from the conventional structure of number operas with arias , recitatives and choral parts .
- October 10 : The opera La conquista di Granata by Emilio Arrieta is premiered in Madrid at the Teatro de Real Palacio. the libretto is from Temistocle Solera .
- November 16 : The opera Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi based on a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave is premiered at the Theatro Grande in Trieste.
- November 19 : In Madrid, the opera Teatro Real opens on the site of the former De los Caños del Peral opera house with a performance of the 1840 opera La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti in the presence of Queen Isabella II .
- December 28th : The comic opera La Dame de pique by Jacques Fromental Halévy with text by Eugène Scribe is premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. In the same year Halvey's opera La tempesta also premiered. The play is based on the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare .
More works of the year:
- Friedrich von Flotow performs his opera Die Großfürstin Sophia Catarina for the first time in Berlin .
- Albert Grisar presented his opera Les Porcherons to the public for the first time at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.
Born
Date of birth saved
- January 6 : Xaver Scharwenka , Polish-Czech composer and pianist († 1924 )
- January 17 : Alexander Sergejewitsch Taneyev , Russian composer († 1918 )
- January 27 : Marie Fillunger , Austrian singer († 1930 )
- February 11 : Albert Hollenbach , German organ builder († 1904 )
- February 25 : Alexandre Georges , French organist, music teacher and composer († 1938 )
- March 7th : Ernestine Wegner , German theater actress and singer († 1883 )
- March 12 : Heinrich Reimann , German musicologist, organist and composer († 1906 )
- April 5 : Max Meyer-Olbersleben , German composer († 1927 )
- April 5 : Anton Wunderer , Austrian horn player and composer († 1906 )
- April 9 : Hermann Zumpe , German conductor († 1903 )
- April 25 : Louise Adolpha Le Beau , German pianist and composer († 1927 )
- April 30 : Richard Zeckwer , American composer († 1922 )
- May 17 : Antonio Scontrino , Italian composer († 1922 )
- May 22 : Johann Schrammel , Austrian composer and musician († 1893 )
- May 27 : Ludvig Birkedal-Barfod , Danish organist and composer († 1937 )
- June 18 : Richard Heuberger , Austrian composer († 1914 )
- June 29 : Jacob Adolf Hägg , Swedish composer († 1928 )
- August 18 : Vincenzo Appiani , Italian composer, pianist and music teacher († 1932 )
- September 9 : Leopold Miguéz , Brazilian composer († 1902 )
- September 21 : Hans Sitt , German composer († 1922 )
- October 18 : Francis Thomé , French composer († 1909 )
- November 20 : Arthur Goring Thomas , English composer († 1892 )
- November 24th : Antonin Marmontel , French composer, pianist and music teacher († 1907 )
- December 9 : Emma Abbott , American opera singer († 1891 )
- December 13 : Iver Holter , Norwegian composer († 1941 )
- December 21 : Zdeněk Fibich , Bohemian composer († 1900 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Emmy Drechsler Hamilton , English violinist and music teacher († after 1890)
- Leylâ Saz , Turkish composer († 1936 )
- Wilhelm Schwach , Romanian-German composer, music teacher and choir director († 1921 )
Died
- March 19 : Adalbert Gyrowetz , Austrian composer (* 1763 )
- April 3 : Johann Wenzel Tomaschek , Bohemian music teacher and composer (* 1774 )
- April 24th : Louis Alexandre Piccinni , French composer (* 1779 )
- November 16 : Théodore Mozin , French composer and music teacher (* 1818 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Benet Brell i Clos , Catalan conductor, composer, organist and Benedictine monk (* 1786 )
See also
Web links
Commons : Music 1850 - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Opera Libretti 1850 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files