1786 in Music History

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Events in Music

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May 1st - Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna)
Nov 7th - The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.

Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1 - 10 of 10

Jan 3rd - Johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer
Apr 18th - Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee, composer
Jul 25th - Giacomo Cordella, composer
Sep 11th - Friedrich Kuhlau, composer
Sep 27th - Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer
Nov 7th - Francisco Andrevi y Castellar, composer
Nov 10th - Carl Eberwein, composer
Nov 18th - Henry Rowley Bishop, British composer/conductor
Dec 18th - Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer (Der Freischutz)
Dec 20th - Pietro Raimondi, composer

Deaths in Music

Deaths 1 - 11 of 11

Jan 14th - Michael Arne, English composer (b. 1740 or 1741)
Feb 20th - Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 70
Mar 7th - Frantisek Benda, composer, dies at 76
May 19th - John Stanley, composer, dies at 74
Jul 22nd - Vaclav Kalous, composer, dies at 71
Jul 29th - Franz Asplmayr, composer, dies at 58
Aug 7th - Friedrich Schwindl, composer, dies at 49
Aug 16th - Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80
Aug 17th - Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74
Oct 6th - Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56
Oct 19th - Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer, dies at 58


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