1766 in music
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See also: 1765 in music, other events of 1766, 1767 in music, list of years in music.
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[edit] Events
- Joseph Haydn becomes Kapellmeister to the Esterházys. The orchestra is increased to 22 players.
- Niccolò Piccinni is invited to Paris by Queen Marie Antoinette.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composes the first act of an oratorio, Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, to be completed by Michael Haydn and Anton Cajetan Adlgasser.
[edit] Popular music
- None Listed
[edit] Opera
- Egidio Romualdo Duni - La clochette
- Joseph Haydn - La Canterina (libretto by an unknown, based on material by Carlo Goldoni)
- Johann Hiller - Der lustige Schuster
[edit] Classical music
- Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach - Pieces (40) for Keyboard, Wq 117: no 2, Solfeggio in C minor, H 220
- Capel Bond - Six Concertos in Seven Parts
- Joseph Haydn - Great Mass in E flat
- Michael Haydn - Symphony in B flat major
- Niccolò Jommelli - Missa Solemne
[edit] Births
- January 10 - Louis Massonneau, composer (died 1848)
- February 24 - Samuel Wesley, organist and composer (died 1837)
- March 28 - Joseph Weigl, composer and conductor (died 1820)
- June 19 - Edmund Weber, composer
- July 18 - Johann Anton Friedrich Fleischmann, composer (died 1798)
- July 21 - Carolina, Baroness Nairne, Scottish songwriter (died 1845)
- August 1 - Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist and composer (died 1839)
- August 22 - Joseph-Denis Doche, composer (died 1825)
- October 9 - Bedrich Divis Weber, composer (died 1842)
- November 16 - Rodolphe Kreutzer, violinist and composer (died 1831)
- November 20 - John Wall Callcott, composer (died 1821)
[edit] Deaths
- February 26 - August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer (born 1735)
- March 3 - Gregor Joseph Werner, composer and leader of Prince Paul Esterhazy's orchestra (born 1693)
- March 25 - Johannes Ritschel, composer (born 1739)
- October 7 - André Chéron, composer (born 1695)
- date unknown - Susannah Maria Arne, singer (born 1714)
- date unknown - Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, composer (born 1692)
