Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2)Engel, Carl
History
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume 2 (of 2)
Engel, Carl
Music -- History and criticism
Suwarrow | |
storms | |
Warsaw (1794). | | Tuerk (Daniel Gottlieb), born 1756 in
| | Saxony, died 1813. An Oratorio,
The third division | | motetts, many pieces for the
of Poland between | | clavichord and the pianoforte, a
Russia, | | Treatise on Thorough-bass, etc.
Austria, and | |
Prussia (1795). | |
| | MOZART (WOLFGANG AMADEUS),
La Place, | | born 1756 at Salzburg, died 1791.
mathematician and | | Composed 6 great Operas with Italian
astronomer (1796). | | words, 2 great Operas with German
Stereotyping invented | | words, 8 earlier Italian Operas, 2
by Ambrose | | German Operettas, several cantatas, a
Didot, of | | Requiem, many Masses, graduales,
Paris (1797). | | offertories, hymns, a Te Deum, and
| | other sacred compositions, about 33
Frederick William | | symphonies, 23 pianoforte concertos,
III., King | | some concertos for other instruments,
of Prussia | | 6 violin quintetts, 26 violin
(1797). | | quartetts, 31 pianoforte sonatas with
| | and without accompaniments, many other
Buonaparte in | | instrumental compositions, many songs,
Egypt and | | etc.
Syria (1798). | |
| |
Buonaparte, in | |
France, is declared | |
First | |
Consul (1799). | |
| |
The English take | 1800 | Mozart composed, in 1780, the Opera
possession of | | 'Idomeneo' for Munich; in 1781, 'Die
most of the | | Entfuehrung aus dem Serail' (his first
French and | | Opera with German words) for Vienna;
Dutch dominions | | in 1785, 'Le Nozze de Figaro' for
in America | | Vienna; in 1787, 'Don Giovanni' for
(1803). | | Prague; in 1790, 'Cosi Fan Tutte' for
| | Vienna; in 1791, 'La Clemenza di Tito'
Napoleon, Emperor | | for Prague, and 'Die Zauberfloete' (his
of France | | second Opera with German words) for
(1804). | | Vienna. In the same year, 1791, he
| | wrote also his Requiem.
Kant, philosopher | |
(1724-1804). | |
| |
Death of Nelson | |
(1805). | |
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