Kant, philosopher (1724-1804). Death of Nelson (1805). Death of Pitt Righini (Vincenzo), born 1756 at (1806). Bologna, died 1812. Composer of 20 Operas, several Masses and other Wieland (1733-1813). sacred music.
Napoleon arrives at Elba CHERUBINI (LUIGI), born 1760 at (1814). Florence, died 1842. Composer of 29 Operas, some ballets, 4 great Napoleon defeated Masses, 2 Requiems, many other sacred at Waterloo pieces, violin quartetts and other (1815). instrumental music. Author of a Treatise on Musical Composition.
The "Holy Alliance" concluded at Paris (1815). The Jesuits expelled Gervasoni (Carlo), born 1762 at from Milan, died 1819. Instruction books Russia (1816). and historical Treatises on Music.
The foreign troops evacuate Mayer (Simon), born 1763 in Bavaria, France died 1845. From his early youth lived (1818). in Italy. Composer of 77 Operas, many Oratorios, Masses, psalms, and other Death of Marshal sacred music.
Blucher, aged 77 (1819). Captain Ross MEHUL (ETIENNE HENRI), born 1763 makes a voyage at Givet, died 1817. Composed 42 of Discovery Operas, many hymns, cantatas, etc.
in the Polar Sea Lesueur (Jean Francois), born 1764 (1818). at Abbeville, died 1837. Composed 10 Operas, 33 Oratorios, several Masses Klopstock (1724-1803). and motetts.
Herder (1744-1803). Rouget de Lille (Claude Joseph), born 1760 at Lons-le-Saulnier, died Winsor, a German, 1836. Composer of romances, and of obtains in the Marseillaise.
England a patent as the inventor of gas Attwood (Thomas), born 1767 in for the purpose England. Many Operas and sacred of illumination. compositions.
He makes his first experiment Winter (Peter von), born 1755 at at the Lyceum Mannheim in Germany, died 1825.
in the Above 30 Operas, many Ballets, Strand (1804). Oratorios, Masses, motetts, hymns, cantatas, etc.
Schiller (1759-1805). Schiller's 'The Pleyel (Jgnaz), born 1757 near Robbers' appeared Vienna, died 1831. Composed 29 in 1781; symphonies, many violin-quartetts, Don Carlos, pianoforte-sonatas, etc.
about 1785; Wallenstein, Preindl (Joseph), born 1758 in 1799; Maria Austria, died 1823. Many Masses, a Stuart, 1800; Requiem, and other church music.
William Tell, Instruction books for thorough-bass, 1804. for singing, etc.
Painters:--David, Fuseli, G. F. Zelter (Carl Friedrich), born 1758 Morland, Stothard, in Berlin, died 1832. Many vocal Benjamin compositions, and some literary West, Northcote, productions. Zelter founded, in 1808, etc. the first German Liedertafel, or society of male singers. Similar Actors:--J. P. societies have subsequently become Kemble, Mrs. popular in Germany and other Siddons, Talma. countries.
First meeting of the Imperial Parliament of Zumsteeg (Johann Rudolph), born Great Britain 1760 at Sachsenflur, in Germany, died and Ireland 1802. Composed 8 Operas, many (1801). ballads, and other vocal music.
Jefferson, President of the Dussek (Johann Ludwig), born 1761 United States in Bohemia, died 1812. Pianist and (1801). composer for his instrument. Wrote Institution of the 13 concertos, 53 sonatas, several Legion of piano-forte-quartetts, etc. Also an Honour in Opera.
France (1802). Kunzen (Friedrich), born 1761 at Men of Science Lubeck, died 1817. Composed 9 Operas born about this (8 of which are with Danish words, and time:-- one is with German words), 3 Oratorios, several cantatas, and other Sir D. Brewster, sacred music.
philosopher, born 1781. Gyrowetz (Adalbert), born 1763 in Bohemia, died 1850. Above 30 Operas, G. B. Airy, astronomer, many Ballets and Entr'actes, sacred born vocal music, many symphonies, 1801. quartetts, pianoforte compositions, songs, etc.
Baron Liebig, chemist, born Steibelt (Daniel), born about 1764 1803. at Berlin, died 1823. Pianist.
Composed 6 pianoforte concertos, 46 R. Owen, comparative solo sonatas and many other anatomist, compositions for the pianoforte, born 1804. studies for the pianoforte, and an instruction book for that instrument; Brassey, engineer, also 4 Operas.
born 1805. Lesseps, French engineer, born 1806. J. Stuart Mill, philosopher, born 1807. Longfellow, American poet, born 1807. Lyon Playfair, 1810 Paer (Ferdinando), born 1771 at chemist, born Parma, died 1839. Composer of 51 1819. Operas, 11 cantatas, and other vocal music.
J. Tyndal, chemist, born 1820. Berton (Henri Montan), born 1767 in Paris, died 1844. About 50 Operas, Death of Sheridan several Oratorios, cantatas, and (1816). Treatises on the Theory of Music.
Baillot (Pierre), born 1771 at Iffland, German Passy, died 1842. Violinist. Concertos actor and dramatic and other compositions for the violin, writer an instruction book for the violin, (1759-1814). etc.
Choron (Alexandre Etienne), born Thorwaldsen, 1772 at Caen, died 1834. Many Danish sculptor theoretical works. A Musical (1770-1844). Dictionary.
Catel (Charles Simon), born 1773 at Beranger, French L'Aigle, died 1830. Composed 10 poet (1780-1857). Operas, many instrumental and vocal pieces. Author of a Treatise on Arago, French Harmony, etc.
Savant (1786-1835). Rode (Pierre), born 1774 at C. Babbage, Bordeaux, died 1830. Violinist. Many philosophical concertos, quartetts, and other mechanist compositions.
(1792-1871). Cramer (John Baptiste), born 1771 at Sir Charles Lyell, Mannheim, in Germany, but living from geologist early childhood in England, died 1858.
(1797-1875). Pianist. Pianoforte studies, 105 solo sonatas, and 7 concertos for the Statesmen born pianoforte. Also a pianoforte school, about this time: etc.
Gladstone born 1809. Weigl (Joseph), born 1766 at Eisenstadt, in Hungary, died 1846.
About 30 Operas, 14 ballets, 21 Baron Beust, Oratorios and cantatas, 10 Masses, and born 1809. other sacred music.
Bismarck-Schonhausen, Weber (Bernhard Anselm), born 1766 born 1813. at Mannheim, died 1821. Several Operas, melodramas, and Entr'actes.
Count Cavour, born 1810. Romberg (Andreas), born 1767 in Vechte, near Munster, in Germany, died Cobden, born 1804. 1821. Composed 7 Operas, a Te Deum, psalms and other sacred compositions, John Bright, born many symphonies and other instrumental 1811. music, secular songs, etc.
Romberg (Bernhard), brother of Sculptors born Andreas Romberg, born 1770 near about this time:-- Munster in Germany, died 1841.
Violoncellist. Composed 3 Operas, many Marochetti, born concertos and other pieces for the 1805. violoncello, quartetts, etc.
Muller (Wenzel), born 1767 in Kiss, born 1802. Moravia, died 1835. Above 200 Operas of a light popular character, Powers, born 1805. pantomimes, etc.
Nageli (Johann Georg), born 1773 The Jesuits are near Zurich, in Switzerland, died expelled from 1836. Promoter of popular singing Prussia (1817). societies, composer of vocal music, and author of instruction books on The Mahratta singing, etc.
war in Hindustan. Steam applied to printing in the _Times_ office (1814). The Marquess of Hastings renders British influence universal in India (1817). The Island of Singapore is formed into a British BEETHOVEN (LUDWIG VAN), born settlement by Sir 1770 at Bonn, died 1827. An Opera, Stamford Raffles 2 dramas with music, a melodrama, (1818). several single dramatic choruses and Reunion of the songs, an Oratorio, 2 Masses, 9 Lutheran and symphonies, 11 overtures, a septett, 7 other reformed concertos for pianoforte, a violin forms of worship concerto, 2 violin quintetts, 17 in several violin quartetts, 5 violin trios, 35 parts of Germany solo sonatas for the pianoforte, 10 (1818). sonatas for pianoforte and violin, 6 sonatas for pianoforte and Voyage to the violoncello, 7 trios for pianoforte, Polar Sea by violin, and violoncello, a pianoforte Parry (1819). quintett, a great many other pianoforte compositions, cantatas, Parry undertakes songs with pianoforte accompaniment, another voyage etc.
to reach the North Pole In 1793 Beethoven came to Vienna as (1820). Virtuoso on the pianoforte, and distinguished himself by his improvisations; in 1795 he published George IV., King his first important work, the three of Great pianoforte trios, Op. 1; in 1799 Britain, son of appeared his first symphony; in 1804 George III. his Opera 'Leonore' (Fidelio); in 1809 (1820). his symphony in C Minor and his pastoral symphony; in 1814 his A Major Guizot, French symphony; in 1818 his ninth symphony.
statesman and historian Reicha (Anton), born 1770 at Prague, (1787-1874). died 1836. Four Operas, symphonies, quartetts, sonatas, etc., and several Revolution in Treatises on Harmony and Composition.
Spain; King Ferdinand VII. Tomaschek (Johann Wenzel), born swears to the 1774 in Bohemia, died 1850. An Opera, constitution of several cantatas, a Requiem, a Te the Cortes (1820). Deum, Masses, and other sacred compositions, secular songs, Mexico separates symphonies, quartetts, pianoforte from Spain pieces.
(1820). Kiesewetter (Raphael Georg), born 1773 in Moravia, died 1850. Many Insurrection in dissertations relating to the history Portugal (1820). of music.
Weyse (Christoph Ernst Friedrich), Revolution in born 1774 at Altona, in Germany, died the Brazils; 1842. Several Operas with Danish King John VI. words, symphonies, sonatas and other returns to Portugal, instrumental pieces. He lived in and his Copenhagen.
son, Dom Pedro, is made Regent of the Brazils (1820). Peru declares herself independent (1820). 1820 Baini (Giuseppe), Abbate, born 1775 Napoleon dies at at Rome, died 1844. Many sacred St. Helena compositions and historical Treatises (1821). on Music. Author of the 'Life of Palestrina.'
Union of the Greeks in one Generali (Pietro), born 1783 in confederate Piedmont, died 1832. About 50 Operas.
state (1822). Paganini (Nicolo), born 1784 at Dr. T. Young, Genoa, died 1840. Violinist. Concertos natural and other compositions for his philosopher, and instrument.
discoverer of the hieroglyphic Spontini (Gasparo), born 1784 at alphabet. Rome, died 1851. Composer of about 26 Operas.
Sir Humphry Isouard (Nicolo), born 1775 in Davy, chemist, Malta, died 1818. Composed 42 Operas, inventor of the several Masses, cantatas, etc.
safety-lamp, etc. Boieldieu (Francois Adrien), born 1775 at Rouen, died 1834. Composed Macadam, improver 23 Operas.
of roads. Lafont (Charles Philippe), born 1781 in Paris, died 1839. Violinist. Many Francis Douce, compositions for the violin, and many antiquarian. romances.
Cuvier, naturalist. Onslow (Georges), born 1784 at Clermont, in France, died 1852.
Channing Composed 3 Operas, several symphonies, (Unitarian many violin quintetts, quartetts, Preacher), Sir trios, 2 pianoforte sextetts, and R. Phillips, W. other pianoforte music.
Hazlitt, Charles Auber (Daniel Francois Esprit), born Lamb, miscellaneous 1782 at Caen, in France, died 1871.
writers. Above 30 Operas.
P. B. Shelley, Fetis (Francois Joseph), born 1784 James Hogg at Mons, in Belgium, died 1872.
(the "Ettrick Dictionary of Musicians, historical Shepherd"), Treatises on Music, etc.
Reginald Heber, Robert Castil-Blaze (Francois Henri Southey, Sir Joseph), born 1784 at Cavaillon, in Walter Scott, France, died 1857. Several Treatises poets. on Music, a Musical Dictionary, etc.
Charles X., King Bishop (Henry Rowley), born 1782 of France in London, died 1855. Composed 63 (1824). Operas and other dramatic pieces, songs, etc.
Burmese war. Field (John), born 1782 at Dublin, Capture of died 1837 at Moscow. Pianist. Pupil Rangoon by of Clementi. Pianoforte concertos, the British notturnos, etc.
(1824). Hummel (Johann Nepomuk), born Denham and 1778 at Pressburg, died 1837. Pianist.
Clapperton's Composed 5 Operas, several ballets, 2 exploring cantatas, many pianoforte concertos, expedition to trios, sonatas, 2 pianoforte septetts, Central Africa etc. Also a pianoforte school.
(1824). Neukomm (Sigismund), born 1778 at Bowdich, on an Salzburg, died 1858. Pupil of J.
expedition to Haydn. Composed 10 Operas, many explore the cantatas, 7 Oratorios, 15 Masses, many interior of Africa, psalms, symphonies, quartetts, died at sonatas, etc.
the mouth of the Gambia Logier (Johann Bernhard), born 1777 (1824). at Kaiserslautern, in Germany, died 1846. A new method of teaching the pianoforte and the Theory of Music.
Death of Lord Byron (1824). Diabelli (Anton), born 1781, near Salzburg, died 1858. Many Masses Nicholas I., Emperor and other Church music, pianoforte of Russia compositions and songs.
(1825). Kreutzer (Conradin), born 1782 at Death of John Moskirch, in Germany, died 1849.
VI., King of Composed 24 Operas, an Oratorio, Portugal (1826). several Masses and other Church music, many instrumental pieces and Don Pedro I., songs.
Emperor of Brazil, son of Spohr (Louis), born 1784 at John VI., Brunswick, in Germany, died 1859.
renounces the Violinist. Composed 8 Operas, several Portuguese Oratorios, psalms, and other sacred crown in favour music, symphonies, many violin of his daughter, quartetts, quintetts, concertos, Maria da Gloria, and other compositions for the violin, aged seven etc. Also a violin school.
years. The Infanta Isabella Ries (Ferdinand), born 1784 at governs as Regent Bonn, died 1838. Pupil of Beethoven.
till the Pianist. Composed 2 Operas, some year 1828 sacred and secular vocal music, (1826). pianoforte concertos, quartetts, trios, sonatas, etc.
Canova, Sculptor ( 1757-1822). Charles X. expelled from France, retires to England in the year 1830. Jean Paul, Friedrich Kalkbrenner (Friedrich), born 1784 Richter at Cassel, in Germany, died 1849.
(1763-1825). Pianist. Many pianoforte compositions, and a pianoforte school.
First Steam Voyage Kuhlau (Friedrich), born 1786 at to India, Uelzen, in Germany, died 1832, in by Captain Denmark. Composed 5 Operas with Johnston in the Danish words, and many compositions 'Enterprise' for the flute, the pianoforte, and for (1825). other instruments.
Athens, besieged WEBER (CARL MARIA VON), born by the Turks, 1786 at Eutin, in Germany, died 1826, is forced to in London. Composed 8 Operas, several surrender (1826). dramatic scenes, Masses, hymns, overtures, pianoforte concertos, Russia at war clarionet concertos, pianoforte with Persia sonatas, songs, etc.
(1827). In 1821, first performance of 'Der Russia makes Freischutz' at Berlin; in 1823, peace with 'Euryanthe' at Vienna; in 1826, Persia and 'Oberon' in London.
increases her possessions in Fesca (Friedrich Ernst), born 1789 the south at Magdeburg, died 1826. Some Operas, (1828). many psalms and other sacred music, symphonies, quintetts, many quartetts, Russia at war etc.
with Turkey (1828). Schneider (Johann Christian Friedrich), born 1786 in Saxony, died The Turks are 1858. About 9 Oratorios, several conquered by Masses, hymns, cantatas, instrumental the Russian compositions, songs, etc.
General Diebitch (1829). SCHUBERT (FRANZ), born 1797 in Vienna, died 1828. Several Operas, Turkey acknowledges Masses and other Church music, the independence symphonies, quartetts, trios, and of other instrumental pieces, sonatas, Greece (1829). fantasias, etc. for the pianoforte, a great many songs with pianoforte accompaniment.
Charles X., King 1830 Carafa (Michele), born 1785 at of France, deposed Naples, died 1872. About 30 Operas.
(1830). Gothe (1749-1832). ROSSINI (GIOACHINO ANTONIO), born 1792 at Pesaro, died 1868. About 40 William IV., King Operas, a Stabat Mater, some other of Great Britain, sacred vocal music, several secular brother of cantatas, orchestral pieces, etc.
George IV. (1830). Bellini (Vincenzo), born 1802 at Catania, in Sicily, died 1835.
Louis-Phillipe, Composed 10 Operas, some sacred music, King of France symphonies, overtures, etc.
(1830). Herold (Louis), born 1791 in Paris, Cholera Morbus, died 1833. Composed 16 Operas and its first appearance several ballets.
in England (1831). Lindpaintner (Peter Joseph), born 1791 at Coblenz, died 1856. About 25 Death of Sir Operas, 9 ballets, Oratorios, Masses, Walter Scott (1832). motetts, symphonies, etc.
Slavery abolished Mayseder (Joseph), born 1789 in throughout the Vienna, died 1863. Many compositions British Colonies for violin, quintetts, quartetts, (1834). pianoforte trios, sonatas, etc.; also a Mass.
Wilhelm von Moscheles (Ignaz), born 1794 at Humboldt, philologist Prague, died 1870. Pianist. Many (1767-1835). pianoforte compositions; also some symphonies, etc.
Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist Klein (Bernhard), born 1794 at (1769-1859). Cologne, died 1832. About 3 Operas, 4 Oratorios, a Stabat Mater, and other Edmund Kean, sacred music.
English actor (1787-1833). Meyerbeer (Jacob), born 1794 in The first great Berlin, died 1864. Composed 16 Operas, English railway an Oratorio, a Stabat Mater, a Te by steam Deum, a Miserere, many psalms and engines is the other sacred music, secular songs, Liverpool and etc.
Manchester Railway, Czerny (Carl), born 1791 in Vienna, opened in 1830. died 1857. Many Pianoforte pieces; also Masses, Te Deums, and other Queen Victoria born sacred music; theoretical works.
in 1819, ascends the throne (1837). Marriage of 1840 Hauptmann (Moritz), born 1794 at Queen Victoria Dresden, died 1868. Several sacred with Prince Albert compositions, quartetts, sonatas, of Saxe-Coburg secular songs, and theoretical works.
(1840). Pacini (Giovanni), born 1796 at Syracuse, died 1867. Composed 34 Operas.
Prince of Wales Donizetti (Gaetano), born 1797 at born (1841). Bergamo, died 1848. Above 70 Operas, a Miserere, and other sacred music, Frederick William many romances and other songs.
IV., King of Prussia (1840). Mercadante (Saverio), born 1797 at Pius IX., Pope Altamura, in Italy, died 1870. Above (1846). 30 Operas.
G. C. Prichard, Panseron (Auguste), born 1796 in English ethnologist Paris, died 1859. Some Operas, a (1786-1848). Requiem, 3 Masses, other sacred music, many romances, an instruction book Revolution in on singing, etc.
France (1848). Halevy (Jacques), born 1799 in The Monarchy Paris, died 1862. Above 20 Operas.
abolished in France. Marschner (Heinrich), born 1795 at Zittau, in Saxony, died 1861. Many Louis-Phillipe, Operas, Masses, secular songs, etc.
King of France, deposed (1848). Reissiger (Carl), born 1789 near He dies in Wittemberg, in Germany, died 1859.
exile, in England Ten Operas, many Masses, symphonies, (1850). quartetts, pianoforte trios, songs, etc.
New Republic in Marx (Adolph Bernhard), born 1799 France. Louis at Halle, died 1866. Two Oratorios and Napoleon some other compositions; a work on Charles Buonaparte musical composition, and several other (son of treatises on music.
Louis Buonaparte, for a Lvoff (Alexis), born 1799 at Reval, short time King died 1870. Violinist. Composer of the of Holland, and Russian National Hymn, and of other nephew of Napoleon music.