1761 in music
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Overview of the events of 1761 in music
Overview of the events of 1761 in music
Popular music [ edit ] Mme Papavoine – '"Reviens, aimable Thémire" (Paris) John Parry – A collection of Welsh, English & Scotch airs with new variations, also four new lessons for the harp or harpsichord... to which are added twelve airs for the guitar (London: John Johnson) Classical music [ edit ] Thomas Arne – Judith (oratorio ) (first published; first performed 1744)[1] Charles Avison – 6 Sonatas for Harpsichord, 2 Violins and Cello, Op. 8 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach La Philippine , H.96 La Gabriel , H.97 La Caroline , H.98 La Complaisante , H.109 La Louise , H.114 La Xénophon et la Sybille , H.123 L'Ernestine , H.124 Christoph Willibald Gluck – Don Juan (ballet ) François Joseph Gossec – Sei sinfonie a più stromenti, Op. 5 Joseph Haydn Michael Haydn – Symphony in C major Gottfried August Homilius – 32 Praeludia zu geistlichen Liedern vor zwey Claviere und Pedal Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Andante in C major for harpsichord, K. 1a Allegro in C major for harpsichord, K. 1b Allegro in F major for harpsichord, K. 1c Minuet in F major for harpsichord, K. 1d Simon Simon – Pièces de clavecin, Op. 1 Ludwig Zoschinger – Concors digitorum discordia seu 4 Partiæ Johann Adolph Hasse Methods and theory writings [ edit ] January 20 – Giovanni Domenico Perotti , composer (died 1825 ) January 22 – Georg Nikolaus von Nissen , biographer of Mozart (died 1826 ) January 23 – Friedrich von Matthisson , librettist (died 1831) January 26 – Jens Zetlitz , songwriter (died 1821 ) February 15 – Jacob Kimball, Jr. , composer (died 1826 ) February 20 – Johann Christian Ludwig Abeille , pianist and composer February 22 – Erik Tulindberg , composer (died 1814 ) April 20 – Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer May 3 – August von Kotzebue , librettist (died 1819) June 13 – Antonín Vranický or Wranitzky, violinist and composer (died 1820 ) June 15 – Charles Henry Wilton , British musician (died 1832) July 20 – Joseph Lefebvre, composer September 24 – F.L.Æ. Kunzen , composer October 9 – Pierre Gaveaux , composer and operatic tenor (died 1825) date unknown References [ edit ]