World Events
1756
French
and Indian War begins between Britain and France
1763
Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War
Mason-Dixon Line is drawn
1765
Catherine the Great relaxes religious persecution in Russia First
paved sidewalks
appear in London
1770
Boston Massacre occurs
1771
The first volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica
is published
1773
Boston Tea Party
1776
United States issues
Declaration
of Independence
1781
Cornwallis surrenders to the American forces at Yorktown
1782
Benjamin
Franklin presides over preliminary peace talks between England
and the American revolutionaries
1783
American Revolution ends with the signing of
The Treaty of Paris
1789
Washington is inaugurated
as the first
President of the United States
The Bastille is stormed in Paris, initiating the French Revolution
1790
Washington, D.C. is founded as the permanent federal capital of the
U.S.
1791
The first Ten Amendments to the United
States Constitution, the Bill
of Rights, are ratified
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Mozart's Life
1756
January 27,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
born, Salzburg, Austria
1763
Wolfgang and
his sister, Nannerl,
tour Europe
as child prodigies
1764
Wolfgang composes his first symphony at the age of eight
1768
Premiere of Mozart's first opera at the age of twelve
in Vienna, Bastien und Bastienne
1770
Mozart receives the
Order of the Golden Spur
from Pope Clement.
He begins ten years of unhappy employment in the house hold of the
Archbishop of Salzburg
1771
Mitridate, Rč di Ponto
is a great success in Milan
(Mozart is only fifteen)
1775
La Finta Giardiniera
popular success in Munich
1781
Idomeneo premieres
in Munich
1782
Mozart marries
Constanze Weber
following success of
The Abduction From The Seraglio, Vienna
1783
Mozart composes the
Mass in C minor
1786
The Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna and is a tremendous
success in
Prague the following year
1787
Leopold Mozart dies
Don Giovanni triumphs in Prague
1790
Cosė Fan Tutte premieres in Vienna without success
1791
The Magic Flute opens, Vienna
Mozart dies three months later at the age of thirty-five
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Musical Events
1751
"War of the Operas"
divides Paris into
pro-Italian and pro-French music lovers
1755
Austrian composer
Franz
Joseph Haydn composes his first string quartet
1756
Violinschule, a book written by Leopold Mozart on playing
the violin, is published
1758
First English manual on guitar playing published
1759
English composer,
George
Frederick Handel
dies (born in 1685)
1761
First electric instrument, electric harpsichord, is invented in
Paris.
1762
Orpheus and Eurydice,
an opera by Gluck,
is performed
1770
German composer Ludwig
van Beethoven is born
in Bonn, Germany
Pygmalion, an opera by J.J. Rousseau, is performed
1772
Flight and Kelly,
a London firm of organ builders,
produces first barrel organs
1773
The waltz becomes
fashionable in Vienna
1776
Bolshoi Ballet is founded
in Moscow
1778
La Scala, a famous opera house, opens in Milan
1790
The first musical competition in the United States
takes place
1791
Haydn's
"Surprise" Symphony No. 94 in G premieres
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