Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• 6 February:   HENRY CHARLES LITOLFF = French composer, born in London, England = [died: 1891]
• 1 (or 2) March:   GIULIO BRICCIALDI = Italian flautist and composer = [died: 1881]
• 19 April:   MANUEL SAUMELL = Cuban composer = [died: 1870]
• 17 June:   CHARLES GOUNOD = French composer = [died: 1893]
• 1 July:   HENRIETTA TREFFZ = Viennese operatic mezzo-soprano and first wife of Johann Strauss II = [died: 1878]
• 12 September:   THEODOR KULLAK = German pianist, composer and music teacher = [died: 1882]
• 15 October:   ALEXANDER DREYSCHOCK = Czech pianist and composer = [died: 1869]
• 26 October:   STEFANO GOLINELLI = Italian piano virtuoso and composer = [died: 1891]

Timeline of Musical Events

• 24 December: "Silent Night" written by JOSEF MOHR and composed by FRANZ XAVER GRUBER
• 25 December: The first performance of "Silent Night" (Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria).


• Undated:
• JOHANN NEPOMUK SCHELBLE founds the Society of St Cecilia at Frankfurt.

Published Popular Music

• "Silent Night" = lyrics by JOSEPH MOHR; music by FRANZ GRUBER
• "Thou Bonnie Wood of Craigielea" = lyrics by ROBERT TANNAHILL; music by JAMES BARR

Classical Music

• SCHUBERT
• Symphony No. 6

Opera

• MICHELE CARAFA
• Berenice in Siria
• GAETANO DONIZETTI
• Enrico, Conte di Borgogna
• GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
• Mose in Egitto