1780 in music

none thumb | right | alt=First page of an autographed manuscript of the "Responsiri per la settimana Santa" of 1780, preserved at the Florence Conservatory. | First page of an autographed manuscript of the "Responsiri per la settimana Santa" of 1780, preserved at the Florence Conservatory. 1780 music Events Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composes his opera Idomeneo in Munich; it will be premiered in January 1781. The Danish royal anthem, "Kong Christian", is first sung. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen goes into its third edition. 1780–1782: C. P. E. Bach revises his Magnificat Wq 215 (H 772) (Hamburg version). Classical music Carl Friedrich Abel – 6 String Trios, Op. 16 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Keyboard Sonata in F major, H.269 Keyboard Sonata in A major, H.270 Rondo in G major, H.271 Geistliche Gesänge, Book 1 H.749 Johann Christian Bach 6 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin or Flute, Op.16 (W.B 10-15a) 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 17 2 Keyboard Quintets, Op. 22 Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier – 12 Noëls avec un Carillon des morts Franz Benda – Violin Sonata in C minor, L3.9 Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda Viola Concerto in F major, LorB 314 3 Sonatas, Op. 3 Georg Benda – Sammlung Vermischter Stücke Luigi Boccherini 6 String Sextets, G.454-459 (Op. 23) Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Op. 30) 6 String Quintets, G.325-330 (Op.31) 6 String Quartets, G.201-206 (Op.32) Giuseppe Maria Cambini – 6 Trios for 2 Violins and Cello, Op. 15 Luigi Cherubini – 6 Harpsichord Sonatas Muzio Clementi – 5 Piano Sonatas and a Duet, Op.1a Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – Job (oratorio) Fedele Fenaroli – 9 Harpsichord Sonatas Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 62 Symphony No. 71 Symphony No. 74 Keyboard Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI:35 Keyboard Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:37 Keyboard Sonata in E-flat major, Hob.XVI:38 Keyboard Sonata in G major, Hob.XVI:39 Leopold Kozeluch 3 Keyboard Sonatas, Opp. 1-2 3 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin, Op. 17 Franziska Lebrun – 6 Violin Sonatas, Opp. 1-2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K.338 3 Minuets, K. 363 Josef Myslivecek – 6 Divertimenti Antonio Rosetti Symphony in D major, M.A12 Oboe Concerto in C major, M.C30 Friedrich Schwindl – 6 Quintets or Trios, Op. 10 Carl Stamitz Flute Concerto in G major, Op. 29 Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel – Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in B-flat major, StWV 194 Luigi Tomasini – 3 String Quartets, Op. 8 Johann Baptist Wanhal – 6 String Trios, Op. 17 Opera Domenico Cimarosa Caio Mario Le donne rivali Il falegname I finti nobili Franz Danzi – Cleopatra André Grétry – Aucassin et Nicolette Joseph Haydn – La Fedeltà premiata, Hob.XXVIII:10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Zaide (unfinished) Josef Myslivecek – Antigono Giovanni Paisiello – Il Barbiere di Siviglia Niccolò Piccinni – Atys Bernardo Porta – La Principessa d'Amalfi Joseph Bologne Saint-Georges – L'Amant anonime (premiered March 8) Methods and theory writings Anonymous – ABCDario Musico (Bath: printed for the Authors, and sold at the Rooms, 1780.)https://imslp.org/wiki/ABCDario_Musico_(Anonymous) ABCDario Musico (Anonymous) - IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music imslp.org 2019-05-07 Salvatore Bertezen – Principi della musica Fedele Fenaroli – Regole musicali per i principianti di cembalo Johann Adam Hiller – Anweisung zum musikalisch-zierlichen Gesange (Leipzig: Johann Friedrich Junius, 1780) Georg Caspar Hodermann – Kurzer Unterricht für Musik-Anfänger Louis-Francois Henri Lefebure – Nouveau solfége Births January 14 – François-Joseph Dizi, harpist February 2 – Ananias Davisson, shape-note advocate (died 1857) February 8 Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer Franz Anton Morgenroth, composer (died 1847) March 10 – Juan José Landaeta, composer May 22 – Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer May 28 – Joseph Frohlich, composer June 18 – Michael Henkel, composer (died 1851) July 25 – Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer November 2 – Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu, soprano November 3 – Victor Dourlen, composer November 16 – Robert Archibald Smith, composer November 17 – Franz Clement, composer (died 1842) November 22 – Conradin Kreutzer, composer and conductor (died 1849) December 18 – Johann Martin Friedrich Nisle, composer (died c. 1861) date unknown Ferdinand Gasse, French composer (died 1840) Franciszek Lessel, Polish composer (died 1838) Deaths January 1 – Johann Ludwig Krebs, German composer (born 1713) January 4 – Hedvig Wigert, opera singer (b. 1748) January 10 – Francesco Antonio Vallotti, organist, composer and music theorist (b. 1697) April 21 – Ferdinand Zellbell, composer May 9 – Francisco Hernández Illana, Spanish composer (c.1700) May 14 – Pierre Montan Berton, Father of Henri-Montan Berton and composer (born 1727) August 19 – Bernhard Haltenberger, composer September 6 – George Alexander Stevens, songwriter (b. 1710) December 14 – Ignatius Sancho, composer and actor (b. c. 1729) date unknown – Martin Nürenbach, dancer References Category:18th century in music Category:Music by year