1814 in music
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[edit] Events
- Invention of the metronome by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
- February 27: Première of Beethoven's Eighth Symphony in Vienna[1]
- September 14 - Francis Scott Key, inspired by the sight of the American flag over Fort McHenry, writes the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
- November – Gypsy composer János Bihari plays to the court during the Congress of Vienna.
- The district of Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh) is founded by William Foster. His son, the composer Stephen Foster, was born there twelve years later.
[edit] Classical Music
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Der glorreiche Augenblick, Op. 136 (Cantata).
- John Field – Nocturnes
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel – 6 Polonaises for piano
- Franz Schubert – Gretchen am Spinnrade
- Louis Spohr – Violin Concerto No. 7 in E minor, Op. 38; Das befreite Deutschland (cantata), WoO64[2]
[edit] Opera
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Fidelio (Vienna)
- Friedrich Kuhlau – Røverborgen (The Robbers' Castle)
- Giovanni Pacini – La ballerina raggiratrice
- Gioacchino Rossini – Il Turco in Italia
[edit] Popular Music
- Henry Bishop – Sadak and Kalasrade, or the Waters of Oblivion
- Francis Scott Key – The Star-Spangled Banner
[edit] Births
- January – Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, violinist and composer (d. 1865)
- February 21 – Nicolò Gabrielli, opera composer (d. 1891)
- February 26 – Giuseppe Lillo, opera composer (d. 1863)
- March 3 – Charles Kensington Salaman, pianist and composer (d. 1901)
- April 21 – Béni Egressy, composer and librettist (d. 1851)
- May 1 – Emma Albertazzi, contralto (d. 1847)
- May 12 – Adolf von Henselt, pianist and composer (d. 1889)
- November 6 – Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone (d. 1894)
- date unknown – Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis,organist, composer and teacher, the first Canadian to study music in Europe (d. 1871)
[edit] Deaths
- February 3 – Jan Antonín Koželuh, composer (b. 1738)
- April 12 – Charles Burney, English music historian (b. 1726)
- May 6 – Georg Joseph Vogler, organist, composer and music theorist (b. 1749)
- June 8 – Friedrich Heinrich Himmel, composer (b. 1765)
- June 27 – Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer and music critic (b. 1752)
- July 25 – Charles Dibdin, musician, songwriter, author of A Musical Tour through England (b. c. 1745)
- August 19 – Angelo Tarchi, opera composer (b. c. 1760)
- September 1 – Erik Tulindberg, first Finnish classical composer of note (b. 1761)
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Clive. Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography at Google Books, page 98.
- ^ Brown, Clive. op. cit., pages 92, 99.