1780 in music
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Events
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composes his opera Idomeneo in Munich; it will be premiered in January 1781.
- The Danish royal anthem, "Kong Christian", is first sung.
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen goes into its third edition.
- 1780â1782: C. P. E. Bach revises his Magnificat Wq 215 (H 772) (Hamburg version).
Classical music
- Carl Friedrich Abel â 6 String Trios, Op. 16
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Keyboard Sonata in F major, H.269
- Keyboard Sonata in A major, H.270
- Rondo in G major, H.271
- Geistliche Gesänge, Book 1 H.749
- Johann Christian Bach
- 6 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin or Flute, Op.16 (W.B 10-15a)
- 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 17
- 2 Keyboard Quintets, Op. 22
- Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier â 12 Noëls avec un Carillon des morts
- Franz Benda â Violin Sonata in C minor, L3.9
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda
- Viola Concerto in F major, LorB 314
- 3 Sonatas, Op. 3
- Georg Benda â Sammlung Vermischter Stücke
- Luigi Boccherini
- 6 String Sextets, G.454-459 (Op. 23)
- Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Op. 30)
- 6 String Quintets, G.325-330 (Op.31)
- 6 String Quartets, G.201-206 (Op.32)
- Giuseppe Maria Cambini â 6 Trios for 2 Violins and Cello, Op. 15
- Luigi Cherubini â 6 Harpsichord Sonatas
- Muzio Clementi â 5 Piano Sonatas and a Duet, Op.1a
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf â Job (oratorio)
- Fedele Fenaroli â 9 Harpsichord Sonatas
- Joseph Haydn
- Symphony No. 62
- Symphony No. 71
- Symphony No. 74
- Keyboard Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI:35
- Keyboard Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:37
- Keyboard Sonata in E-flat major, Hob.XVI:38
- Keyboard Sonata in G major, Hob.XVI:39
- Leopold Kozeluch
- 3 Keyboard Sonatas, Opp. 1-2
- 3 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin, Op. 17
- Franziska Lebrun â 6 Violin Sonatas, Opp. 1-2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Symphony No. 34 in C major, K.338
- 3 Minuets, K. 363
- Josef Myslivecek â 6 Divertimenti
- Antonio Rosetti
- Symphony in D major, M.A12
- Oboe Concerto in C major, M.C30
- Friedrich Schwindl â 6 Quintets or Trios, Op. 10
- Carl Stamitz
- Flute Concerto in G major, Op. 29
- Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major
- Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel â Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in B-flat major, StWV 194
- Luigi Tomasini â 3 String Quartets, Op. 8
- Johann Baptist Wanhal â 6 String Trios, Op. 17
Opera
- Domenico Cimarosa
- Caio Mario
- Le donne rivali
- Il falegname
- I finti nobili
- Franz Danzi â Cleopatra
- André Grétry â Aucassin et Nicolette
- Joseph Haydn â La Fedeltà premiata, Hob.XXVIII:10
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart â Zaide (unfinished)
- Josef Myslivecek â Antigono
- Giovanni Paisiello â Il Barbiere di Siviglia
- Niccolò Piccinni â Atys
- Bernardo Porta â La Principessa d'Amalfi
- Joseph Bologne Saint-Georges â L'Amant anonime (premiered March 8)
Methods and theory writings
- Anonymous â ABCDario Musico (Bath: printed for the Authors, and sold at the Rooms, 1780.)[1]
- Salvatore Bertezen â Principi della musica
- Fedele Fenaroli â Regole musicali per i principianti di cembalo
- Johann Adam Hiller â Anweisung zum musikalisch-zierlichen Gesange (Leipzig: Johann Friedrich Junius, 1780)
- Georg Caspar Hodermann â Kurzer Unterricht für Musik-Anfänger
- Louis-Francois Henri Lefebure â Nouveau solfége
Births
- January 14 â François-Joseph Dizi, harpist
- February 2 â Ananias Davisson, shape-note advocate (died 1857)
- February 8
- Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer
- Franz Anton Morgenroth, composer (died 1847)
- March 10 â Juan José Landaeta, composer
- May 22 â Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer
- May 28 â Joseph Frohlich, composer
- June 18 â Michael Henkel, composer (died 1851)
- July 25 â Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer
- November 2 â Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu, soprano
- November 3 â Victor Dourlen, composer
- November 16 â Robert Archibald Smith, composer
- November 17 â Franz Clement, composer (died 1842)
- November 22 â Conradin Kreutzer, composer and conductor (died 1849)
- December 18 â Johann Martin Friedrich Nisle, composer (died c. 1861)
- date unknown
- Ferdinand Gasse, French composer (died 1840)
- Franciszek Lessel, Polish composer (died 1838)
Deaths
- January 1 â Johann Ludwig Krebs, German composer (born 1713)
- January 4 â Hedvig Wigert, opera singer (b. 1748)
- January 10 â Francesco Antonio Vallotti, organist, composer and music theorist (b. 1697)
- April 21 â Ferdinand Zellbell, composer
- May 9 â Francisco Hernández Illana, Spanish composer (c.1700)
- May 14 â Pierre Montan Berton, Father of Henri-Montan Berton and composer (born 1727)
- August 19 â Bernhard Haltenberger, composer
- September 6 â George Alexander Stevens, songwriter (b. 1710)
- December 14 â Ignatius Sancho, composer and actor (b. c. 1729)
- date unknown â Martin Nürenbach, dancer