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18th-century prints of Bach's four-part chorales; 1701 in music; 1702 in music; 1703 in music; 1704 in music; 1705 in music; 1706 in music; 1707 in music; 1708 in music; 1709 in music; 1710 in music; 1711 in music; 1712 in music; 1713 in music; 1714 in music; 1715 in music; 1716 in music; 1717 in music; 1718 in music; 1719 in music; 1720 in ...
June 2 – The premiere of Cesare in Farmacusa, with music by Antonio Salieri and words by Carlo Prospero Defranceschi, takes place at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna. [ 1 ] September 6 – During Lord Nelson 's visit to Eisenstadt, his companion Emma, Lady Hamilton , performs Haydn's Arianna a Naxos and The Battle of the Nile , with Haydn ...
The leading figure in British music of the early 18th century was a naturalized Briton, George Frideric Handel (1685–1759). Although he was born in Germany, he first visited England in 1710, later moving there and becoming a naturalised citizen, playing a defining role in the music of the British Isles. [ 13 ]
The Classical Period was an era of classical music between roughly 1750 and 1820. [1]The classical period falls between the Baroque and Romantic periods. [2] Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music but a more varying use of musical form, which is, in simpler terms, the rhythm and organization of any given piece of music.
Development of the Watt steam engine in the late 18th century was an important element in the Industrial Revolution in Europe. The American Revolutionary War took place in the late 18th century. The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC).
George Frideric Handel was a leading figure of early 18th-century British music. Music in the British Isles, from the earliest recorded times until the Baroque and the rise of recognisably modern classical music, was a diverse and rich culture, including sacred and secular music and ranging from the popular to the elite. [1]
A pasticcio called Love in a Village, with music by Thomas Arne and based on a play by Isaac Bickerstaffe, becomes a major part of the American theater repertory after performances in Charleston and Philadelphia; [113] it is also considered the first English comic opera.
One of the few notable 19th-century English-language operas apart from the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. [84] 1844 Hunyadi László (Erkel). Erkel's second opera is generally considered his best, but is second in popularity to his later opera Bánk Bán which is considered the Hungarian "National Opera". [76] 1844 Ernani (Verdi). One of the ...