See also: 1772 in music, other events of 1773, 1774 in music, list of years in music. See also: 1771 in music, other events of 1772, 1773 in music, list of years in music. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1773 in music, other events of 1774, 1775 in music, list of years in music. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Mozart goes to Vienna in search of work.
• James Hook vacates his post at Marylebone Gardens.

W.A. Mozart at the age of 21 W.A. Mozart at the age of 34 W.A. Mozart, as reconstructed 28 years after his death by Barbara Krafft Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is considered one of the greatest composers of European classical music (or... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ...

Opera

• L'infedeltà delusa and Philemon und Baucis by Joseph Haydn
• La finta parigina by Domenico Cimarosa
• Alceste by Anton Schweitzer, with libretto by Christoph Martin Wieland

Franz Joseph Haydn, (March 31 or April 1, 1732 – May 31, 1809) was a leading composer of the Classical period, called the Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. He used his second name, spelled in German Josef. He was the brother of Michael Haydn, himself a... Domenico Cimarosa (December 17, 1749 - January 11, 1801), Italian classical composer, was born at Aversa, in the kingdom of Naples. ... Anton Schweitzer (1735 - 1787) was a successful composer of operas. ... Christoph Martin Wieland (September 5, 1733 _ January 20, 1813), was a German poet and writer. ...

Classical music

• Concerto for Harp in C major - Johann Albrechtsberger
• The Prodigal Son (oratorio) - Samuel Arnold
• Trinity Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Six String Quintets by Giovanni Battista Sammartini

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (February 3, 1736 - March 7, 1809) was an Austrian musician who was born at Kloster-Neuburg, near Vienna. ... Samuel Arnold (1740 - October 22, 1802) was a British composer. ... W.A. Mozart at the age of 21 W.A. Mozart at the age of 34 W.A. Mozart, as reconstructed 28 years after his death by Barbara Krafft Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is considered one of the greatest composers of European classical music (or... Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. ...

Births

• January 4 - Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer
• February 2 - Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
• March 4 - Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer
• March 7 - Tommaso Marchesi, composer
• April 8 - Josephina Grassini, soprano
• May 26 - Hans Georg Nageli, composer
• June 3 - Michael Gottard Fischer, composer
• July 6 - Wenzel Thomas Matiegka, composer
• July 23 - Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer
• August 25 - Franz Nikolaus Novotny, composer
• September 24 - Johann Philipp Christian Schulz, composer
• October 23 - Pietro Generali, composer
• December 24 - Joseph Wolfl, pianist and composer
• exact date unknown - Edward Bunting, Irish folk song collector

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johann Peter Heuschkel (January 4, 1773 - December 5, 1853), was a German composer. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... Tommaso Marchesi (March 7, 1773 - June 6, 1852) was an Italian composer. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ...

Deaths

• April 19 - Florian Johann Deller, composer
• May 24 - Jan Zach, composer
• July 12 - Johann Joachim Quantz
• November 25 - Carl Hockh, composer
• December 12 - Alessandro Piccinini
• exact date unknown - Francis Hutcheson (songwriter)