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January 1, 1756 The cantata Alles, was ihr tut TWV I: 69 by Georg Philipp Telemann (74) is performed for the first time, in
Hail, Hail Auspicious Day, an ode by William Boyce (44) to words of Cibber, is performed for the first time.
January 7, 1756 Idomeneo, an opera seria by Baldassare Galuppi (49) is performed for the first time, in Teatro
January 9, 1756 I fratelli nemici, an opera by Karl Heinrich Graun (52) to words of King Friedrich II after
January 10, 1756 A letter from Giovanni Sacchi in
January 12, 1756 Georg Christoph Wagenseil (40) presents himself to request royal permission to publish his instrumental music in
January 16, 1756 The Treaty of Westminster is signed, pledging
January 17, 1756 Adalbert II Freiherr von Walderdorf replaces Amandus von Buseck as Prince-Bishop of
January 18, 1756 Franz Georg, Count Schönbrunn, Elector-Archbishop of
Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein replaces Franz Georg Count von Schönborn-Puckheim as Prince-Bishop of
January 21, 1756 William Boyce (44) provides music for animating the statue in Florizel and Perdita, or The Winter’s Tale, a comedy by Garrick after Shakespeare, in
January 27, 1756 8:00 p.m. Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart is born in
January 28, 1756 Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart is baptized in St. Rupert’s Cathedral in
February 9, 1756 Antigono, a dramma per musica by Christoph Willibald Gluck (41) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in Teatro
February 16, 1756 L’Olimpiade, an opera by Johann Adolf Hasse (56) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Dresden Court Opera.
February 18, 1756 Johann Philip Count von Walderdorf becomes Elector-Archbishop of
February 26, 1756 Baldassare Galuppi’s (49) farsetta a4 La cantarina, to words of Goldoni, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Capranica,
March 4, 1756 Il roveto di Mosè, an oratorio by Georg Christoph Wagenseil (41) to words of Abbate Pizi, is performed for the first time, in
March 8, 1756 Injured Honour, or The Earl of Westmoreland, a play with music by Thomas Augustine Arne (45) to words of Brooke, is performed for the first time, in Smock Alley Theatre,
March 18, 1756 Publication of Giovanni Battista Sammartini’s (55) Concerto for two violins and two oboes JC.73 is announced in the Public Advertiser,
March 20, 1756 The Pincushion, a farce by Thomas Augustine Arne (46) to words attributed to Gay, is performed for the first time, in Smock Alley Theatre,
March 25, 1756 The cantata Jauchzet ihr Himmel TWV 1: 958 by Georg Philipp Telemann (75) is performed for the first time, in
March 27, 1756 La Merope, an opera by Karl Heinrich Graun (52) to words of King Friedrich II after Voltaire, translated by Tagliazucchi, is performed for the first time, in the Berlin Opera. Due to the impending war, this is the last opera produced in the Berlin Opera House until December 17, 1764.
April 2, 1756 The Painter’s Breakfast, a play with music by Thomas Augustine Arne (46), is performed for the first time, in Smock Alley Theater,
April 3, 1756 Major General Louis Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm departs
April 12, 1756 Laudate Dominum quoniam bonus, a grand motet with organ accompaniment by Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondonville (44), is performed for the first time, in
April 18, 1756 A French invasion force lands on
April 23, 1756 French forces lay siege to the British garrison of
April 29, 1756 Benjamin Franklin is elected a fellow of the Royal Society in
April 30, 1756 Köse Bahir Mustafa Pasha replaces Mehmed Said Pasha as Grand Vizier of the
May 1, 1756 The First Treaty of Versailles, an alliance between
May 6, 1756 Luís da Cunha Manuel replaces Sebastião José de Carvalho e Mello, conde de Oeiras, marquês de Pombal as Secretary of State (prime minister) of
May 11, 1756 The Marquis de Montcalm arrives in
May 12, 1756 The Organ Concerto in C H.XVIII: 1 and Salve Regina in E H.XXIIIb:1 by Franz Josef Haydn (24) are performed for the first time, in the Convent of the Poor Clares, bei Nikolaikirche,
May 18, 1756 After two years of fighting,
May 20, 1756 British and French fleets engage off
May 30, 1756 Friedrich the Pious replaces Christian Ludwig II as Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
June 4, 1756 Six leading Quakers resign from the Pennsylvania Assembly, ending Quaker supremacy in the colony.
June 9, 1756
Johann Ludwig replaces Karl Friedrich Wilhelm as Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein.
June 16, 1756 Forces of Nawab Siraj-ud-daula of Bengal capture
June 19, 1756 The British governor, top staff and their dependents board ship in
June 20, 1756 The Nawab of Bengal throws 146 British prisoners into a room 2 meters square. Only 23 will survive the night. The incident is forever known as the Black Hole of Calcutta.
June 22, 1756 Giovanni Giacomo Grimaldi replaces Giovanni Giacomo Stefano Veneroso as Doge of Genoa.
June 28, 1756 The British garrison of
July 26, 1756 Leopold Mozart (36) dates the preface to his Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule published this year by Johann Jakob Lotter in
July 30, 1756 Nicolò Piccinni (28) marries 14-year-old singing student, Vincenza Sibilla in
July 31, 1756 The Elector of Saxony grants Urheberrecht (copyright protection) to Johann Adolf Hasse (57).
August 4, 1756 Luigi Boccherini (13) makes his debut, performing a cello concerto of his own composition in
August 15, 1756 British and Indians capture
August 16, 1756 Georg Christoph Wagenseil (41) receives a leave of absence from his duties at the Austrian court.
August 19, 1756 Le diable à quatre, a pastiche with some music by François-André Danican-Philidor (29) to words of Sedaine, is performed for the first time, in Théâtre de la Foire St.Laurent,
August 26, 1756 Two works by Georg Philip Telemann (75) are performed for the first time, in
August 28, 1756 King Friedrich the Great leaves
August 29, 1756 62,000 Prussian troops invade
Le nozze d’Arianna, a festa teatrale by Ignaz Holzbauer (44) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, at Schwetzingen.
August 30, 1756 The second version of Artaserse, an opera seria by Niccolò Jommelli (41) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Ducal Theater,
September 2, 1756 Prussian forces capture
September 21, 1756 Georg Philipp Telemann’s (75) cantata Opfere Gott dank is performed for the first time, for the consecration of Johann Gerhard Sucksdorf as preacher in St. Maria Magdalena, Hamburg.
September 23, 1756 Louis Constantin, Prince de Rohan-Guémenée replaces Guillaume Gaston II, Prince de Rohan-Soubize as Prince-Bishop of
Advertisements appear in the Whitehall Evening-Post and the London Evening-Post for Proposals for Printing a Correct and Complete Body of Church Music by William Boyce (45).
September 29, 1756 The cantata Lobet den Herrn, ihr seine Engel TWV 1: 1063 by Georg Philip Telemann (75) is performed for the first time, in
October 1, 1756 Prussian forces defeat the Austrians at
October 2, 1756 The Prussian government decrees that officials in their western provinces may lose their positions if they continue to flee from enemy raids.
October 3, 1756 Der Höchste erhöret das Flehen der Armen, a cantata by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (45), is performed for the first time, in
October 10, 1756 Georg Philipp Telemann’s (75) Donner-Ode, to words of Cramer, is performed for the first time, in St. Catherine’s,
October 15, 1756 The Saxon army surrenders to the Prussians at Pirna, 15 km southeast of
October 26, 1756 Two works by Georg Philipp Telemann (75), to words of Richey, are performed for the first time, in
October 30, 1756 An ode for the birthday of King George II by William Boyce (45), When Ceasar’s Natal Day to words of Cibber, is performed for the first time.
October 31, 1756 Giacomo Girolamo Casanova escapes from the infamous Leads Prison in
November 13, 1756 Leopold Mozart is appointed violin teacher at the Kapellhaus,
November 16, 1756 William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire replaces Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
December 6, 1756 British forces capture
December 7, 1756 The Parlement of Paris outlaws the encyclical Ex Omnibus of Pope Benedict XIV. The Pope has largely agreed with them on the refusal of sacraments, but they dislike its implementation by the King without their ratification
December 8, 1756 Christoph Willibald Gluck’s (42) dramma per musica Il rè pastore to words of Metastasio is performed for the first time, in the Burgtheater,
December 13, 1756 King Louis XV holds a lit de justice in the Parlement of Paris to enforce an “Edict of Discipline.” TheEx Omnibus encyclical is enacted, the powers of the Parlement are curbed and their numbers reduced. 140 magistrates respond by resigning.
December 15, 1756 Two songs by William Boyce (45) appear in the first performance of Amphitryon, a comedy by Hawkesworth after Dryden, in
December 18, 1756 Zenobia, an opera seria by Niccolò Piccinni (28) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlo,
December 25, 1756 The cantata Ehre sey Gott in der Höhe TWV I: 411 by Georg Philipp Telemann (75) is performed for the first time, in
December 27, 1756 Mercury Harlequin, a pantomime by Thomas Augustine Arne (46) to words of Woodward, is performed for the first time, in
December 31, 1756