1790 in music
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See also: 1789 in music, other events of 1790, 1791 in music, list of years in music.
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[edit] Events
- Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven meet for the first time.
- Georg Joseph Vogler brings his invention, the orchestrion, to London.
- Beginnings of the Beijing Opera.
- Prince Anton Esterhazy disbands his father's orchestra.
[edit] Opera
- Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf - Der Teufel als Hydraulikus
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Quartet in D
- Étienne Méhul - Euphrosine et Corradin ou le Tyran corrigé
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte (at the suggestion of the Emperor Joseph II first produced at Vienna in 1790)
- Giovanni Paisiello - Nina (libretto by Giambattista Lorenzi)
[edit] Classical music
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Cantata on the Death of Joseph II
- Johann Ladislaus Dussek - Piano Trio
- Joseph Haydn - op. 64, Tost Quartets
- Claus Schall - Concerto No. 4 for violin and orchestra in D major
[edit] Published popular music
- "Rosy Hannah", song by James Hook
[edit] Births
- February 11 - Ignaz Assmayer, composer
- February 16 - Chretien Urhan, composer
- March 15 - Nicola Vaccai, composer
- May 6 - Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer
- June 10 - Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul, composer
- June 21 - Wilhelm Speyer, composer
- October 8 - Waldemar Thrane
- October 10 - George Gerson, composer
- October 30 - Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer
[edit] Deaths
- January 6 - Johann Trier, composer
- January 7 - Antonio Corbisiero
- February 14 - Capel Bond, composer
- February 18 - Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, composer
- February 19 - Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer
- February 21 - Johann Friedrich Kloffler, composer
- June 8 - Charles-Joseph van Helmont, composer
- July 31 - Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer
- September 3 - Thomas Norris, composer
- December 16 - Ludwig August Lebrun, composer
- date unknown - François-Henri Clicquot, organ builder
