 == events == * invention of the metronome by johann nepomuk mÃ¤lzel *february 27: premiÃ¨re of beethoven's eighth symphony in viennabrown, clive. , page 98. *september 14 â francis scott key, inspired by the sight of the american flag over fort mchenry, writes the lyrics of "the star-spangled banner". *november â gypsy composer jÃ¡nos bihari plays to the court during the congress of vienna. *the district of lawrenceville (pittsburgh) is founded by william foster. his son, the composer stephen foster, was born there twelve years later. == classical music == *ludwig van beethoven â piano sonata no. 27 in e minor, op. 90; der glorreiche augenblick, op. 136 (cantata). *john field â nocturnes *johann nepomuk hummel â 6 polonaises for piano *franz schubert â gretchen am spinnrade *louis spohr â violin concerto no. 7 in e minor, op. 38; das befreite deutschland (cantata), woo64brown, clive. op. cit., pages 92, 99. == opera == *ludwig van beethoven â fidelio (vienna) *friedrich kuhlau â rÃ¸verborgen (the robbers' castle) *giovanni pacini â la ballerina raggiratrice *gioacchino rossini â il turco in italia ==popular music== *henry bishop â sadak and kalasrade, or the waters of oblivion *francis scott key â the star-spangled banner == births == *january â heinrich wilhelm ernst, violinist and composer (d. 1865) *february 21 â nicolÃ² gabrielli, opera composer (d. 1891) *february 26 â giuseppe lillo, opera composer (d. 1863) *march 3 â charles kensington salaman, pianist and composer (d. 1901) *april 21 â bÃ©ni egressy, composer and librettist (d. 1851) *may 1 â emma albertazzi, contralto (d. 1847) *may 10 - stanislas verroust, oboist and composer (d. 1863) *may 12 â adolf von henselt, pianist and composer (d. 1889) * november 6 â adolphe sax, inventor of the saxophone (d. 1894) *date unknown â jean-chrysostome brauneis,organist, composer and teacher, the first canadian to study music in europe (d. 1871) == deaths == *february 3 â jan antonÃ­n koÅ¾eluh, composer (b. 1738) *april 12 â charles burney, english music historian (b. 1726) *may 6 â georg joseph vogler, organist, composer and music theorist (b. 1749) *june 8 â friedrich heinrich himmel, composer (b. 1765) *june 27 â johann friedrich reichardt, composer and music critic (b. 1752) *july 14 â giovanna sestini, opera singer (b. ca 174) *july 25 â charles dibdin, musician, songwriter, author of a music
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