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Overview of the events of 1784 in music
Overview of the events of 1784 in music
Events January 5 – In Paris, Antonio Salieri signs a contract with the Opéra for a work entitled Les Danaïdes [1] January 7 – Composer Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny marries Amélie de Villemagne.[1] February 9 – The Piano Concerto No. 14 becomes the first entry in the catalogue of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .[1] March – 28-year-old Mozart gives the first performances of his Piano Concerto No. 15 at the Trattnerhof and Burgtheater in Vienna.
April 24 – Mozart writes to his father Leopold , recommending the work of newcomer Ignaz Pleyel .[1] April 29 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and violinist Regina Strinasacchi perform Mozart's Sonata in B-flat for Violin and Keyboard (K.454) for the first time, in the presence of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor .May 27 – June 5 – Handel Commemoration concerts in Westminster Abbey , London.June 13 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's Piano Concerto No. 17 is performed for the first time, by his student, Barbara von Ployer . Giovanni Paisiello is in the audience.August 17 – Luigi Boccherini is given a pay rise of 12000 reals by his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón .[1] August 28 – In Vienna, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger 's Mass in E flat is performed for the first time, with the orchestral arrangement replaced by organ accompaniment, in accordance with the preferences of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor .[1] December 11 – Mozart is received into the Masonic lodge "Beneficence".The first opera is mounted at the unfinished Teatro Nuovo in Bergamo , Lombardy, Giuseppe Sarti 's Medonte, re di Epiro Classical music Opera Births January 1 – William Beale , composer and organist (died 1854 )January 27 – Martin-Joseph Mengal , composer (died 1851 )January 29 – Ferdinand Ries , composerFebruary 3 – John Fane , composer and diplomatFebruary 27 – Job Plimpton , composer (died 1864 )March 25 – François-Joseph Fétis , Belgian musicologist, composer, critic and teacher (died 1871 )April 8 – Dionisio Aguado , guitarist and composer (died 1849 )June 14 – Francesco Morlacchi , opera composer (died 1841 )July 27 – George Onslow , composer (died 1853 )August 5 – Louis Spohr , composer, violinist and conductor (died 1859 )August 23
October 15 – Thomas Hastings , composer (died 1872 )November 7 – Friedrich Wilhelm Kalkbrenner , German pianist and composerdate unknown – Samuel Simms , organist and composer (died 1868 )Deaths References 
