Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• 9 January:   PAVEL KRÍZKOVSKÝ = Czech conductor and composer = [died: 1885]
• 10 February:   CORNELIUS GURLITT = German composer = [died: 1901]
• 17 February:   HENRI VIEUXTEMPS = Belgian violinist and composer = [died: 1881]
• 24 March:   FANNY CROSBY = American lyricist = [died: 1915]
• 21 May:   MICHEL LENTZ = Luxembourgish poet and lyricist of the Luxembourg national anthem = [died: 1893]
• 13 August:   GEORGE GROVE = English music writer = [died: 1900]
• 30 August:   GEORGE FREDERICK ROOT = American songwriter = [died 1895]
• 5 September:   LOUIS KÖHLER = German pianist, composer and conductor = [died: 1886]
• 6 October:   JENNY LIND = Swedish singer = [died: 1887]
• 17 December:   KARL ANTON ECKERT = German conductor and composer = [died: 1879]


• date unknown:
• MARIA SEVERA ONOFRIANA = Portuguese fado singer = [died: 1846]

Timeline of Musical Events

• Undated:
• PIETRO RAIMONDI returns to Naples and begins his career as an opera composer.

Published Popular Music

• "Hail to the Chief" = lyrics by Sir WALTER SCOTT; music by JAMES SANDERSON
• "D'ye Ken John Peel" = lyrics by JOHN WOODCOCK GRAVES; music TRADITIONAL

Classical Music

• FRANZ SCHUBERT
• Lazarus (oratorio)

Opera

• JUAN CRISÓSTOMO ARRIAGA
• Los Esclavos Felices

Musical Theatre

• Opening: 25 September 1820 @ the Anthony Street Theatre, New York, NY
• VIRGINIUS [Original Broadway production]
  (Play)
• Written by: Sheridan Knowles
• Closing: date unknown