Overview of the events of 1761 in music
Events
Popular music 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)
Opera
Classical music Thomas Arne – Judith (oratorio ) (first published; first performed 1744)[ 1] Charles Avison – 6 Sonatas for Harpsichord, 2 Violins and Cello, Op. 8Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
La Philippine , H.96La Gabriel , H.97La Caroline La Complaisante , H.109La Louise , H.114La Xénophon et la Sybille , H.123L'Ernestine , H.124Christoph Willibald Gluck – Don Juan (ballet )François Joseph Gossec – Sei sinfonie a più stromenti, Op. 5Joseph Haydn
Michael Haydn – Symphony in C majorGottfried 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. 1Ludwig Zoschinger – Concors digitorum discordia seu 4 Partiæ
Johann Adolph Hasse
Methods and theory writings
Births 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 composerFebruary 22 – Erik Tulindberg , composer (died 1814 )April 20 – Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composerMay 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, composerSeptember 24 – F.L.Æ. Kunzen , composerOctober 9 – Pierre Gaveaux , composer and operatic tenor (died 1825)date unknown
Deaths
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