1807 in music

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See also: 1806 in music, other events of 1807, 1808 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents 1 Events 2 Classical Music 3 Published popular music 4 Opera 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Muzio Clementi begins negotiating for British publication rights to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven

[edit] Classical Music

• Ludwig van Beethoven - Mass in C
• Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Hélène and Paris (ballet)

[edit] Published popular music

• Thomas Moore - Irish melodies (music by John Stevenson)

[edit] Opera

• Joseph - Etienne-Nicolas Méhul
• La Vestale (The Vestal Virgin) first performed in Paris. Music by Gaspare Spontini and libretto by Etienne Jouy.

[edit] Births

• January 2 - Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki
• January 4 - Baltasar Saldoni
• February 15 - Ignacy Dobrzynski, Polish symphonist (d. 1867)
• March 7 - Adolph Methfessel, German composer (d. 1878)
• June 6 - Adrien-Francois Servais
• July 24 - Ira Frederick Aldridge
• September 11 - Ignaz Lachner (d. 1895)
• unknown date - Henrik Rung

[edit] Deaths

• December 21 - John Newton, author of the hymn, Amazing Grace
• date unknown - Anton Eberl
• date unknown - John Skinner, songwriter