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unknown 1790s 1802
an English harpist, pianist and composer. She was born into the Delaval family of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, and studied the harp with Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz in Paris. She was employed by Johann Peter Salomon for concerts at Hanover Square in London in 1790 and played for the first Joseph Haydn concert in 1792. She was also employed by the Ashleys for concerts in Convent Gardens in 1796. Her works have been edited for publication by harpist Jessica Suchy-Pilalis.
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Francis Hopkinson 1737, Sep 21 1761 1791 1791, May 9 designed the first official American flag. He was an author, a composer, and one of the signers o... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756, Jan 27 1761 1791 1791, Dec 5 a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, born in Salzburg. Mozart showed prodigi... Carl Michael Bellman 1740, Feb 4 1768 1791 1795, Feb 11 a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swe... Carlo Zuccari 1704, Nov 10 1720 1792 1792, May 3 an Italian composer and violinist of the late Baroque and early classical; he worked mainly in Mi... Claude Balbastre 1724, Dec 8 1750 1792 1799, May 9 a French composer, organist, harpsichordist and fortepianist. He was one of the most famous music... Benjamin Cooke 1734, Nov 28 1743 1793 1793, Sep 14 an English composer, organist and teacher. He was the organist at Westminster Abbey, master of th... William Billings 1746, Oct 7 1770 1794 1800, Sep 26 regarded as the first American choral composer. He possibly received musical instruction from Jo... Polly Young 1749 1755 1795 1799 an English soprano, composer and keyboard player. Following her marriage, Young mostly appeared i... Justin Morgan 1747, Feb 28 1771 1798 1798, Mar 22 a U.S. horse breeder and composer. Morgan was a composer, best known for his hymns and fuguing tu... Yevstigney Fomin 1761, Aug 5 1785 1800 1800, Apr 16 a Russian opera composer of the 18th century. He composed about 30 operas. The most successful fo... Carlos Baguer 1768, Mar 1786 1801 1808, Feb 29 a Spanish classical era composer and organist. Perhaps Baguer's most important works are his nine... Joseph Haydn 1732, Mar 31 1739 1803 1809, May 31 a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the de... Andre Ernest Modeste Gretry 1741 1759 1803 1813 a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onward... Johann Christoph Kellner 1736, Aug 15 1762 1803 1803 a German organist and composer, the son of Johann Peter Kellner. He wrote a treatise on music the... Joseph Abaco 1710, Mar 27 1729 1805 1805, Aug 31 an Italian violoncellist and composer. He wrote nearly 40 cello sonatas, the Capricci for Violonc... Madame Ravissa unknown 1778 1807 1807 an Italian singer and composer. She was from Turin, but apparently lived in Paris from 1778 until... Alexander Reinagle 1756 1786 1807 1809 an English-born American composer, organist, and theater musician. His earliest compositions, fro... Joseph Quesnel 1746, Nov 15 1766 1809 1809, Jul 2/3 a French Canadian composer, poet, and playwright. Among his works were two operas, Colas et Co... John Antes 1740, Mar 24 1769 1809 1811, Dec 17 the first American Moravian Missionary to travel and work in Egypt, one of the earliest American-... Friedrich Heinrich Himmel 1765 1794 1813 1814 a German composer, was born at Treuenbrietzen in Brandenburg, Prussia, and originally studied the... Jean-Baptiste Davaux 1742, Jul 19 1760 1816 1822, Feb 2 a French violinist and composer. He started playing the violin and the mandolin. In 1767 Davaux w... Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach 1759, May 24 1780 1819 1845, Dec 25 the only grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach to gain fame as a composer. He was music director to ... William Herschel 1738, Nov 15 1774 1820 1822, Aug 25 a German-born British astronomer, composer, and brother of Caroline Herschel. His interest in ast... Ludwig van Beethoven 1770, Dec 1778 1826 1827, Mar 26 a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Roman... Wenzel Muller 1767, Sep 26 1786 1830 1835, Aug 3 an Austrian composer and conductor. He was a popular and prolific composer producing more than 25... Ludwig Abeille 1761, Feb 20 1782 1832 1838, Mar 2 a German pianist and composer. He wrote several folk songs, concerts, and two operas, Amor und Ps... Thomas Attwood [1] 1765, Nov 23 1787 1838 1838, Mar 24 an English composer and organist. His compositions, which show the influence of his teacher Wolfg... Karol Kurpinski 1785, Mar 6 1797 1840 1857, Sep 18 a Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue. Kurpinski was one of the most revered composers befor...
