Events in Music History in 1792

  • Feb 7 Domenico Cimarosa's opera "Il Matrimonio Segreto" premieres in Vienna

Haydn's 94th Symphony

Mar 23 Joseph Haydn's 94th Symphony in G at the Hanover Square Rooms in London, England

  • Apr 25 "La Marseillaise", later the national anthem of France, is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg
  • Jul 30 500 Marseillaisian men sing France's national anthem for 1st time

Beethoven's Lesson with Hayden

Dec 12 In Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven (22) receives 1st lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn (60)