1794 in music

none January 2026 This is a list of events in music in 1794. This year is notable for the overlap of compositions by both Haydn and Beethoven, a critical turning point in the history of music, and by the horrific execution by guillotine of a whole generation of French composers and poets in July, at the end of the Reign of Terror. 1794 music Events Joseph Haydn begins his second visit to LondonApril 2020 Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf is expelled from the Jánský Vrch Castle after a dispute with his patron Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch, ending nearly a quarter of a century in his service there.April 2020 Popular music "Looney's Lamentation for Miss Margery Muggins", from British panto performance. Agreeable Songster 2 1794 Grew in popularity in UK after being covered in 1809 by Joseph Grimaldi in Castles in the Air or Columbine CowslipMemoirs Of Joseph Grimaldi by Joseph Grimaldi, a Project Gutenberg eBook. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46709/46709-h/46709-h.htm 2026-01-11 www.gutenberg.org Classical music Ludwig van Beethoven – String Trio No. 1 in E-flat major William Billings – The Continental Harmony Benjamin Carr – The Federal Overture Domenico Cimarosa – Il trionfo della fede, sacred oratorio premiered May 3 in Naples Muzio Clementi Violin Sonata in C major, Op.30 Flute Sonata in A major, Op.31 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 33 Piano Trio, WO 6 Jan Ladislav Dussek – 12 Leçons progressives Anton Eberl – Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 1 Joseph Eybler Christmas Oratorio 3 String Quartets, Op. 1 Lev Gurilyov – Piano Sonata No.1 Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major, "Military" Symphony No. 101 in D major, "Clock" Symphony No. 102 in B-flat major, Hob.I:102 Divertimento in C major, Hob.IV:1 Divertimento in G major, Hob.IV:4 Piano Trios, Op.36 Piano Trio in G major, Hob.XV:32 Piano Sonata No. 51 in D major, Hob XVI:51 Piano Sonata No. 52 in E-flat, Hob XVI:52 6 Psalms, Hob.XXIII:suppl. 6 English Canzonettas, Hob.XXVIa:25-30 Johann Nepomuk Hummel – 3 Fugues, Op. 7 Jean Xavier Lefèvre – Clarinet Concerto No.4 in G minor, IJL 1 Johann Simon Mayr – La Passione, oratorio in Italian Etienne Nicolas Méhul – Chant du départ F. D Mouchy – La Mort de Louis XVI, Op.3 William Parkinson – 3 Sonatas for the pianoforte or harpsichord, Op. 1 William Parsons – The Court Minuets for His Majesty's Birth Day, 1794 Ignaz Pleyel – 3 Keyboard Trios, B.446-448 Pierre Rode – Air varié, Op.10 Antonio Rosetti – Symphony in F major, M.A49/I:25 or 24 Friedrich Wilhelm Rust – Keyboard Sonata No. 12 in D major, CzaR 11 Giovanni Battista Viotti – Violin Concerto No.27 in C major Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse – Piano Sonatas No. 5-8 Opera Luigi Cherubini – Eliza (premiered Dec. 13 in Paris) Domenico Cimarosa Le astuzie femminili (premiered Aug. 26 in Naples) Penelope (premiered Dec. 26 in Naples) Francois-Joseph Gossec – Le triomphe de la République, RH 618 (divertissement, premiered Jan. 27 in Paris) Friedrich Heinrich Himmel – Il primo navigatore Johann Simon Mayr – Saffo Étienne Méhul – Horatius Coclès, Mélidore et Phrosine Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – Das Gespenst mit der Trommel Methods and theory writings Matthew Camidge – Instructions, 8 Sonatinas, and Useful Preludes Francois Devienne – Nouvelle méthode théorique et pratique pour la flûte Anton Joseph Hampel – Méthode pour Cor Nicola Sala – Regole del contrappunto pratico Births January 6 – Kašpar Mašek, composer (d. 1873) April 7 – Giovanni Battista Rubini, tenor April 9 Aristide Farrenc, musician and music publisher (died 1865) Theobald Boehm, composer and flautist (died 1881) May 23 – Ignaz Moscheles, composer and piano virtuoso (d. 1870) August 10 – Princess Amalie of Saxony, composer (d. 1870) September 10 – François Benoist, organist and composer (d. 1878) September 16 – Wenzel Gährich, composer (died 1864) September 29 – William Michael Rooke, violinist and composer (d. 1849) October 4 – Justina Casagli, operatic soprano October 7 – Wilhelm Müller, lyricist (died 1827) October 13 – Anselm Hüttenbrenner, composer (d. 1868) October 18 – Ferdinand Schubert, Austrian composer (died 1859) October 23 – Joseph Panny, composer and violinist (died 1838) October 29 – William Bingham Tappan, hymnist (died 1849) November 3 – William Cullen Bryant, patron of the arts and poet (died 1878) December 6 – Luigi Lablache, operatic bass date unknown Mirza Shafi Vazeh, lyricist (died 1852) Deaths April 26 – Johan Foltmar, composer (b. 1714) May 6 – Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, composer and organist (born 1734) July 13 – Josse-François-Joseph Benaut, composer and musician (born 1741) July 17 – Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, composer (born 1749) (executed by guillotine) July 22 – Jean-Benjamin de Laborde, composer (born 1734),https://archive.today/20131031133627/http://cesar.org.uk/cesar2/people/people.php?fct=edit&person_UOID=100730 http://cesar.org.uk/cesar2/people/people.php?fct=edit&person_UOID=100730 31 October 2013 Jean-Benjamin de La Borde (05 septembre 1734 - 22 juillet 1794) 11 January 2026 (executed by guillotine) July 25 – André Chénier, lyricist (born 1762) (executed by guillotine) August 7 – Edmund Angerer de, composer (born 1740) August 11 – Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, German composer (born 1722) August 25 – Leopold August Abel, composer (b. 1717) November 9 – Gregory Skovoroda, poet and composer (b. 1722) November 20 – Mattia Verazi, Italian librettist (born c. 1730) November 22 – Alison Cockburn, lyricist (born 1712) References Category:18th century in music Category:Music by year