1775 in music

none August 2026 1775 music Events February 23 – Première of Pierre Beaumarchais's play, The Barber of Seville, which will later provide material for more than one opera. Wilhelm Hauser becomes organist at the monastery of Lavaldieu and the teacher of Étienne Méhul. Classical music Carl Friedrich Abel – 6 String Quartets, Op. 12 John Alcock Jr. – 8 Easy Organ Voluntaries Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Symphony in D major, H.663 Symphony in F major, H.665 Johann Christian Bach – Sinfonia concertante, W.C 34 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach – Keyboard Sonata in G major, F.7 Giovanni Battista Cirri – 6 String Quartets, Op. 13 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – Concerto for Oboe in D major Tommaso Giordani – 6 Flute Trios, Op. 12 Joseph Haydn Baryton Trio in D major, Hob.XI:114 Il Ritorno di Tobia, Hob.XXI:1 (sacred oratorio) Mass in B-flat major, Hob.XXII:7 Joseph Martin Kraus – Requiem Georg Anton Kreusser – 6 Flute Quintets, Op. 10 Franz Lamotte – Violin Concerto No. 2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concertos No. 3, No. 4 & No. 5 Symphony in C major, K.102/213c Serenade in D major, K.204/213a Church Sonata in B-flat major, K.212 Misericordias Domini, K.222/205a Friedrich Wilhelm Rust – Sonata in A major, CzaR 110 Friedrich Schwindl – 6 Quartets, Op. 7 Maddalena Laura Sirmen – 6 Duets, Op. 5 Johann Matthias Sperger – Quartet in D major, for flute, viola, cello, and contrabass, M.C III:23a Carl Stamitz – 3 Quintets, Op. 11 John Stanley – Six Concertos for the Organ, Harpsichord, or Forte Piano, with Accompanyments for Two Violins and a Bass, Op. 10 (London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by Mr Welcker) Johann Adolph Hasse – La Danza Opera Johann André – Erwin und Elmire Pasquale Anfossi – L'Avaro André Ernest Modeste Grétry – La fausse Magie Joseph Haydn – L'incontro improvviso, Hob.XXVIII:6 Gaetano Latilla – Antigono Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La finta giardiniera, K. 196 (premiered January 13) Il re pastore, K. 208 Josef Mysliveček – Il Demofoonte (second version, first premiered in 1769) Giovanni Paisiello Socrate immaginario, R.1.48 Il gran Cid, R.1.49 Methods and theory writings Andrea Basili – Musica universale armonico pratica Marie-Dominique-Joseph Engramelle – La Tonotechnie Fedele Fenaroli – Regole musicali per i principianti di cembalo Johann Caspar Heck – Short and Fundamental Instructions for Learning Thorough Bass Jacob Schuback – Von der musikalischen Declamation Births January 21 – Manuel del Pópulo Vicente García, singer and composer (d. 1832) March 24 – Muthuswami Dikshitar, poet and composer (d. 1835) May 1 – Sophia Dussek, composer and musician (died 1831) June 4 – Francesco Molino, guitarist and composer (d. 1847) June 13 – Antoni Radziwiłł, politician and musician (d. 1833) July 5 – William Crotch, composer (d. 1847) July 9 – Matthew Gregory Lewis,2026-07-05 Matthew Gregory Lewis Gothic Novelist, Horror Fiction, Gothic Romance Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Gregory-Lewis 2026-08-01 Britannica.com en librettist and writer (died 1818) August 2 – José Ángel Lamas, composer (d. 1814) August 31 – François de Fossa, guitarist and composer (d. 1849) September 17 – Margrethe Schall, ballerina (d. 1852) October 6 – Johann Anton André, German composer (died 1842) October 15 – Bernhard Henrik Crusell, clarinettist and composer (d. 1838) October 21 – Giuseppe Baini, composer and music critic (d. 1844) October 30 – Catterino Cavos, organist, conductor and composer (d. 1840) December 6 – Nicolo Isouard, Maltese composer (died 1818) December 16 – François-Adrien Boïeldieu, composer (d. 1834) December 25 – Antun Sorkočević, writer, composer and diplomat (d. 1841) date unknown Joseph Antonio Emidy, violinist and composer (d. 1835) Andrea Nozzari, operatic tenor (d. 1832) Giovanni Schmidt, Italian librettist (died c. 1839) Deaths January 15 – Giovanni Battista Sammartini, organist and composer (b. c. 1700) May 1–4? — Francesco Barsanti, composer; recorder & oboe virtuoso (b. 1690) May 7 – Cornelius Heinrich Dretzel, organist and composer (b. 1697) May 9 – Vittoria Tesi, operatic contralto (b. 1700) June 11 – Egidio Duni, composer (b. 1708) July 26 – Alessandro Besozzi, oboist and composer (b. 1702) November 1 – Pierre-Joseph-Justin Bernard, librettist and writer (born 1708) November 7 – François Rebel, composer (b. 1701) December 9 – Pietro Gnocchi, composer (b. 1689) date unknown – Rosa Scarlatti, opera singer (b. 1727) References Category:18th century in music Category:Music by year