1736 in music
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- January 21 – Charles Theodore PachelbelCharles Theodore PachelbelCharles Theodore Pachelbel was a German composer, organist and harpsichordist of the late Baroque era...
gives a public concert in New York City, the first documented event of its kind. Pachelbel, son of the more famous Johann PachelbelJohann PachelbelJohann Pachelbel was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most...
, settles in Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston, South CarolinaCharleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, where he works as an organist, harpsichordist, composer and music teacher for the rest of his life. - March 29 Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
revives his St Matthew Passion BWV 244 (BC D 3b) with some instrumentation, vocal, and textual changes from earlier version (BC D 3a) and scored separately for two choirs and orchestras (with two Continuo parts) at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig. - May 12 – In celebration of the marriage of Frederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of WalesFrederick, Prince of Wales was a member of the House of Hanover and therefore of the Hanoverian and later British Royal Family, the eldest son of George II and father of George III, as well as the great-grandfather of Queen Victoria...
, Handel's opera Atalanta is premièred at Covent Garden Theatre. - November 25 – A three-manual, 43-stop organ, built by Gottfried SilbermannGottfried SilbermannGottfried Silbermann was an influential German constructor of keyboard instruments. He built harpsichords, clavichords, organs, and fortepianos; his modern reputation rests mainly on the latter two.-Life:...
, is dedicated at the new FrauenkircheDresden FrauenkircheThe Dresden Frauenkirche is a Lutheran church in Dresden, eastern Germany.Built in the 18th century, the church was destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II. It has been reconstructed as a landmark symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies...
in DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. - December 1 – J. S. BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
gives a recital on the Silbermann organ at the Dresden Frauenkirche. - specific date not listed
- Domenico AlbertiDomenico AlbertiDomenico Alberti was an Italian singer, harpsichordist, and composer whose works bridge the Baroque and Classical periods....
is in Spain as Venetian ambassador. Opera singer FarinelliFarinelliFarinelli , was the stage name of Carlo Maria Broschi, celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.- Early years :...
is impressed by Alberti's amateur singing. - Antonio LottiAntonio LottiAntonio Lotti was an Italian composer of classical music.Lotti was born in Venice, although his father Matteo was Kapellmeister at Hanover at the time. In 1682, Lotti began studying with Lodovico Fuga and Giovanni Legrenzi, both of whom were employed at St Mark's Basilica, Venice's principal church...
becomes maestro di cappella at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice.
- Domenico Alberti
- The first major instrument manufacturer in the United States, John Clemm, comes to Philadelphia, where he will establish an organ and piano business.
- Hanover, VirginiaHanover Courthouse, VirginiaHanover Courthouse is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Hanover County, Virginia, United States. Hanover Courthouse is located at the junction of U.S. Route 301 and State Route 54 south of the Pamunkey River. While historically and technically known as Hanover Courthouse, the...
, hosts the first documented fiddling contest in the country.
Classical music
- Johann Adolf Hasse – Salve regina in A major
- Jean Marie Leclair – Deuxième recréation de musique
- Giovanni Battista PergolesiGiovanni Battista PergolesiGiovanni Battista Pergolesi was an Italian composer, violinist and organist.-Biography:Born at Iesi, Pergolesi studied music there under a local musician, Francesco Santini, before going to Naples in 1725, where he studied under Gaetano Greco and Francesco Feo among others...
– Stabat Mater
Opera
- Francesco DuranteFrancesco DuranteFrancesco Durante was an Italian composer.He was born at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and at an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesù Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the...
– Abigaile - George Frideric HandelGeorge Frideric HandelGeorge Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
– AtalantaAtalanta (opera)Atalanta is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel composed in 1736. It is based upon the mythological female athlete, Atalanta, the libretto being derived from the book La Caccia in Etolia by Belisario Valeriani...
Births
- February 3 – Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg AlbrechtsbergerJohann Georg Albrechtsberger was an Austrian musician who was born at Klosterneuburg, near Vienna.He originally studied music at Melk Abbey and philosophy at a Benedictine seminary in Vienna and became one of the most learned and skillful contrapuntists of his age...
, musician (died 1809) - June 3 – Ignaz FränzlIgnaz FränzlIgnaz Fränzl, , was a German violinist, composer and representative of the second generation of the so-called Mannheim School...
, violinist and composer (died 1811) - August 15 – Johann Christoph KellnerJohann Christoph KellnerJohann Christoph Kellner was a German organist and composer. He was the son of Johann Peter Kellner.-Life:He was born in Gräfenroda, Thuringia, Germany where he studied music with his father, moving to Gotha to study with Georg Benda in 1754, returning home in 1755...
, organist and composer (died 1803) - November 18 – Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, harpsichordist and composer (died 1800)
Deaths
- March 16 – Giovanni Battista PergolesiGiovanni Battista PergolesiGiovanni Battista Pergolesi was an Italian composer, violinist and organist.-Biography:Born at Iesi, Pergolesi studied music there under a local musician, Francesco Santini, before going to Naples in 1725, where he studied under Gaetano Greco and Francesco Feo among others...
, composer (born 1710) - May 7 – John WeldonJohn Weldon (musician)John Weldon was an English composer.Born at Chichester in the south of England, he was educated at Eton, where he was a chorister, and later received musical instruction from Henry Purcell...
, composer (born 1676) - August 21 – Emanuele d'AstorgaEmanuele d'AstorgaEmanuele d'Astorga was an Italian composer known mainly for his Stabat Mater.-Biography:...
, composer (born 1681) - December 26 – Antonio CaldaraAntonio CaldaraAntonio Caldara was an Italian Baroque composer.Caldara was born in Venice , the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, probably under the instruction of Giovanni Legrenzi...
, composer (born c.1670)