1766 in music
See also: 1765 in music, other events of 1766, 1767 in music, list of years in music. Events Joseph Haydn becomes Kapellmeister to the Esterházys. The orchestra is increased to 22 players.Niccola 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.
Popular music None Listed
Opera La Canterina, with music by Domenico Scarlatti and libretto by Girolamo Gigli
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 PartsJoseph Haydn - Great Mass in E flatMichael Haydn - Symphony in B flat majorNiccolò Jommelli - Missa Solemne
Births January 10 - Louis Massonneau, composer February 24 - Samuel Wesley, organist and composerMarch 28 - Joseph Weigl, composer and conductorJune 19 - Edmund Weber, composer July 18 - Friedrich Fleischmann, composer July 21 - Carolina Nairne, Scottish songwriterAugust 1 - Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist and composer August 22 - Joseph-Denis Doche, composer October 9 - Bedrich Divis Weber, composer November 16 - Rudolphe Kreutzer, violinist and composerNovember 20 - John Wall Calcott, composer
Deaths February 26 - August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composerMarch 3 - Gregor Joseph Werner, composer and leader of Prince Paul Esterhazy's orchestraMarch 25 - Johannes Ritschel, composerOctober 7 - Andre Cheron, composerunknown date - Wilhelm van Wassenaer , composer
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