Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1772_04_02Thu 2 Apr 1772HVENTO 72CB10s 6dvento FAV PIECES COMPOSED FOR THE HARMONICAL MEETING. DIR GIARDINI; V GRASSI~ GERVASIO~.PA1580H1580
1761_02_20Fri 20 Feb 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dstanley o ^ZIMRI^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS (with accounts).]0692CG0692
1761_02_18Wed 18 Feb 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dsmith-jc o ^PARADISE_LOST^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS (with accounts).]0690CG0690
1766_07_09Wed 9 July 1766MMARYBONE 66GS18301ssg VINCENT~ 'THE_SAILOR' <ODE> (NEW; BY THE AUTHOR OF 'THE_SOLDIER_BRAVE').PA[And subsequently; not listed.]1057M1057
1763_08_15Mon 15 Aug 1763S&HDAVIES~m 63MI12001spiece mgl DAVIES~m <AIRS + VAR; ARMONICA>; SG DAVIES~m <SGS> (ENGLISH AND ITALIAN) + mgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA> + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA1200 to 1400; 1700 to 1800. [Transferred from Pillar and Gold Lamp.] [And subsequently; not listed.]0847S&H0847
1762_08_02Mon 2 Aug 1762GLDAVIES~m 62MI13002s 6d [later 2s]piece DAVIES~m <ENGLISH AND SCOTCH AIRS>. SG DAVIES~m <SGS> + mgl <ARMONICA> / HPD. LSN HPD DAVIES~m; SN HPD DAVIES~m (OCCASIONALLY + FL DAVIES-r <MR>) <LSNS SNS>.PA1300 to 1500. [And subsequently; not listed.]0794GL0794
1788_05_30Fri 30 May 1788PPANTHEON 88OB210010s 6dphilidor o ^CARMEN_SAECULARE^. COND CRAMER-w <COND BAND>; V STORACE~.MC* [No beneficiary named.] As at the Knights Ball [26 May]. And ball.3170P3170
1772_02_20Thu 20 Feb 1772SSQSOHO 72OBo ^THRENODIA_AUGUSTALIS^ (ADAPTED BY VENTO). V CHAMPNESS DYNE JAMESON~; CHORUS.PA; PA (news)Letters of the First Earl of Malmesbury (London 1870) i.253-4Spoken and sung - in memory of [King's mother]. [For subscribers.] [Mollie Sands: 'Oliver Goldsmith' Music & Letters 32 (1951) 151-2.]1551SSQ1551
1789_02_27Fri 27 Feb 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN; NEVER PERFORMED). AFTER OV: o ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^ (NEVER PERFORMED [from HANDEL ARNE-ta]). DIR ARNOLD [and linley-t1]; LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~; BOYS_OF_CR BOYS_OF_STP BOYS_OF_WA. MORE THAN 130 PERFORMERS.PAPA 28 Feb; PA 2 Mar [series also reviewed in other newspapers][LS (with some details).] HAGLEY~: pupil of LINLEY-t1. [PA 28 Feb gives some details.]3187DL3187
1789_03_20Fri 20 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [7TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN ARNOLD [items listed]). LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~; OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE>. AFTER PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (6TH APPEARANCE). END PART2: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (NEW GRAND). [end:] ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PAPA 23 Mar[LS (with complete list).]3202DL3202
1800_07_24Thu 24 July 1800VVAUXHALL 1800GS20003so ^THE_MUSICAL_SQUABBLE^ <FINALE> (NEW) [? hook o ^the_harmonic_rivals^]. indian music DUKE_OF_YORK'S_BAND (FAV INDOSTAN AIRS).TIOriental gala [celebrating victories]. [Similar subsequently; not listed.]3999V3999
1763_03_04Fri 4 Mar 1763CGCG ORATORIO 63 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6do ^THE_CURE_OF_SAUL^ <SACRED ODE> (MUSIC BY HANDEL MARCELLO PURCELL ETC). CN ORG STANLEY; CN VN HAY-r.PA[Text and selection of music] by Dr Brown. [LS.]0813CG0813
1763_04_27Wed 27 Apr 1763DLCOLLEGES 63 *OB1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6do ^THE_CURE_OF_SAUL^ <SACRED ODE> (BY HANDEL ETC; WITH ADDITIONS). LEAD GIARDINI; V BEARD TENDUCCI NORRIS CHAMPNESS cremonini~ <CLEMENTINA> YOUNG~2 YOUNG~m <POLLY_YOUNG> [earlier: SCOTT~ YOUNG~2]. BETWEEN PARTS: CN VN GIARDINI; CN VC CERVETTO-j <JUN>.PA; PA 22 Apr* For Colleges of Philadelphia and New York. [LS.]0835DL0835
1789_03_27Fri 27 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [9TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^; handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. [DIR] ARNOLD LINLEY-t1; LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~. AFTER PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (8TH APPEARANCE). END PART2: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (NEW GRAND). [end:] ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'. LINLEY-t1 [see below].PAPA 28 Mar; PA 30 Mar (two)[LS.] Also Monody on the Death of Garrick; recited by Mrs Siddons. Music by LINLEY-t1.3208DL3208
1789_03_06Fri 6 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [3RD]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^; handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~. END PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (2ND APPEARANCE). [part3:] HANDEL SG REINHOLD 'ON_THE_RECOVERY_OF_THE_KING'; CN BN PARKINSON; SG AMBROSE~ 'SWEET_BIRD' + VN SHAW; HANDEL SG KELLY-m 'SOUND_AN'; OB CN PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE> (NEW); SACCHINI SG CROUCH~ 'SE_NON'; SARTI SG AMBROSE~ 'LUNGI_DEL' + HP KRUMPHOLTZ~; ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PAPA 7 Mar; MH 7 Mar[LS.]3191DL3191
1789_03_04Wed 4 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^. o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN). END: ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ (SECOND APPEARANCE) AMBROSE~.PAPA 5 Mar; PA 6 Mar[LS.] [PA 6 Mar lists some items.]3190DL3190
1789_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [4TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^. (FROM HANDEL) o ^REDEMPTION^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~. AFTER PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (3RD APPEARANCE). END PART2: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (NEW GRAND) [replaced SG AMBROSE~ (FAV ITALIAN) + HP KRUMPHOLTZ~]. ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PA; PA 7 MarPA 13 Mar[LS.]3194DL3194
1769_10_31Tue 31 Oct 1769DEVODE FOR WILKES 69OB1900o ^ODE_for_THE_BIRTHDAY_OF_JOHN_WILKES^ (NEW) <...IN_COMMEMORATION_OF...>.PAText by Christopher Smart. [?Musical event.]1323DEV1323
1766_10_01Wed 1 Oct 1766MMARYBONE 66GS18001so ^ODE_ON_THE_KING_OF_DENMARK'S_MARRIAGE^ <ODE ON THE ROYAL NUPTIALS OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF DENMARK> (TO FAV AIR OF HANDEL).PA[An extra night. And subsequently; not listed.]1063M1063
1763_06_10Fri 10 June 1763MMARYBONE 63GS18301so ^ODE_FOR_THE_KING'S_BIRTHDAY^ <ODE ON HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY>. V LOWE CATLEY~ SMITH~a YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN; CHORUS_SINGERS FROM THE OPERA. HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^.PA0841M0841
1759_04_30Mon 30 Apr 1759DSTPASSERINI~ 59CB183010s 6d; G 5so ^AMOR_PRIGIONIERO^ <SERENATA>. LEAD PASSERINI; V PASSERINI~ RICCIARELLI; CHORUS.PA 26 AprFrom 22 Mar.0585DST0585
1756_02_02Mon 2 Feb 1756DSTPASSERINI~ 56OB1830P 10s 6d; G 5so [^CHARLOTTENBURG_FESTEGGIANTE^] <PASTORAL> BY KING_OF_PRUSSIA AND OTHERS. V PASSERINI~ MATTEI~ PERALTA~ PAZZAGLIA. handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <ORATORIO>. V PASSERINI~.PAFrom 29 Jan. [LS.]0397DST0397
1764_02_08Wed 8 Feb 1764HABCASTLE 63-64SOC1830o <ORATORIO>.PAAt 1830 on account of the length of the oratorio.0858HAB0858
1794_06_16Mon 16 June 1794HSQKIRCHGASSNER~ 94 2NDMI1300For two: 10s 6dmgl KIRCHGASSNER~ <HARMONICA>.MC 6 June3688HSQ3688
1794_06_11Wed 11 June 1794HSQKIRCHGASSNER~ 94 1STMI1300For two: 10s 6dmgl KIRCHGASSNER~ <HARMONICA>.MC 6 June[Description of the instrument and its effects.]3686HSQ3686
1795_03_18Wed 18 Mar 1795*KIRCHGASSNER~ 95MI13005smgl KIRCHGASSNER~ <GRAND HARMONICA>. NATIONAL AND SCOTCH SGS; PIECES BY HAYDN PLEYEL.TB* 57 Poland Street. 1300 to 1500 and 1900 to 2000; every day except Sunday [not listed]. [Cf Landon-England 244.]372603726
1767_07_22Wed 22 July 1767S&HDAVIES~m 67MI18001smgl DAVIES~m <HARMONICA>. V davies~m / davies~c ?PAMr Davies and family soon to leave this kingdom. [And subsequently; not listed.]1131S&H1131
1767_08_11Tue 11 Aug 1767S&HDAVIES~m 67MI18301smgl DAVIES~m <HARMONICA>. FAV SGS: HANDEL SG DAVIES~c <SISTER> from HANDEL o <ORATORIOS>; arne-ta SG DAVIES~c from arne-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^; SG DAVIES~c from o ^CARACTACUS^ <OPERAS>; LSN HPD DAVIES~m <MISS>; SN hpd DAVIES~m + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA[And subsequently; not listed.]1133S&H1133
1767_06_01Mon 1 June 1767PMDAVIES~m 67MI13002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <HARMONICA>.PABefore she leaves England. [And subsequently; not listed.]1118PM1118
1763_02_10Thu 10 Feb 1763P&GDAVIES~m 63MI13002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA>; V davies~m + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA1300 to 1500. New larger armonica. [And subsequently; not listed.]0806P&G0806
1762_02_18 ?Thu 18 Feb 1762 ?SGDAVIES~m 62MI13002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA>; ACCOMPANIED OCCASIONALLY BY V / FL. IF DESIRED: HPD DAVIES~m; FL DAVIES~m.PA 17 FebOr 19 Feb (see PA 18 Feb). To 1500. [And subsequently; not listed.] ARMONICA: Musical Glasses without water; first of its kind. [See BD.]0743SG0743
1763_03_19Sat 19 Mar 1763P&GDAVIES~m 63MI13002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA>. arne-ta SG davies~m <SGS> FROM arne-ta O ^ARTAXERXES^ <OPERA> + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA1300 to 1500. [And subsequently; not listed.] Tuesdays; Thursdays; Saturdays.0819P&G0819
1762_07_31Sat 31 July 1762GLDAVIES~m 62MI12002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA>. arne-ta SG DAVIES~m <SGS> from arne-ta o ^ARTAXERXES^ <OPERA>. FL DAVIES~m <MISS>; HPD DAVIES~m (OCCASIONALLY + FL DAVIES-r <MR>). BONONCINI DT FL FL DAVIES~m DAVIES-r (ECHO PIECE).PACherokee King and two Chiefs present; last appearance.0793GL0793
1763_03_29Tue 29 Mar 1763P&GDAVIES~m 63MI13002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA>. SG davies~m <SGS> from o <ORATORIOS> + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA1300 to 1500. [And subsequently; not listed.] Tuesdays; Thursdays; Saturdays. [And private performances.]0822P&G0822
1762_05_29Sat 29 May 1762GLDAVIES~m 62MI13002smgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA>.PA1300 to 1500; every day except Tue and Fri. [And subsequently; not listed.] Also private performances [here] or at houses.0787GL0787
1763_05_18Wed 18 May 1763P&GDAVIES~m 63MI13002s 6dmgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA [throughout]>. piece mgl DAVIES~m <ENGLISH AND SCOTCH AIRS + VAR>; HANDEL CN mgl DAVIES~m <HANDEL CN ORG> <CNS>. SG DAVIES~m <SGS> from o <ORATORIOS; OPERA> + mgl DAVIES~m + FL DAVIES-r <MR>. LSN HPD DAVIES~m <LSNS>; SN HPD DAVIES~m <SNS>.PA1300 to 1500. [And subsequently; not listed.] Every day except Sunday. [And private performances.]0838P&G0838
1790_07_27Tue 27 July 1790*SORMANY'S 90MI130010s 6d (4 persons)mgl <ARMONICA>.PA* At Sormany's in Golden Square. Also on 30 July.334703347
1799_08_16Fri 16 Aug 1799VVAUXHALL 99GS20003smarch <MARTIAL PIECES>. [includes]: haydn OV (MILITARY); HAYDN SYM (GRAND) 'SURPRISE'. [end:] hook o ^THE_WREATH_OF_LOYALTY^ <SERENATA> (GRAND).TBMilitary gala; with military concert; in honour of birth of Duke of York.3939V3939
1776_03_20Wed 20 Mar 1776DLDL ORATORIO 76 [8TH]OSB 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2slinley-t2 o ^ode_on_the_spirits_of_shakespeare^ <LYRIC ODE ON THE WITCHES ETC.> (NEW). V LINLEY~m1 LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY> DRAPER~ NORRIS REINHOLD. CN ORG STANLEY. [part3:] OV (NEW); SG GENTLEMAN (FIRST PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC); CN OB FISCHER; BACH SG LINLEY~M2 <M_LINLEY>; CN VN LINLEY-t2 <JUN>; SACCHINI SG LINLEY~m1; DT 2v LINLEY~m1 LINLEY~m2 <TWO_MISS_LINLEYS>; PICCINNI CH.PASee LS[LS.]1975DL1975
1770_01_15Mon 15 Jan 1770EEBIGARI 70 *CB19005slead BARTHELEMON; V GORI <SIG> TENDUCCI SAVOI BASSANESE FEDELI <FEDELINO>; HPD ALESSANDRI. CN HPD ALESSANDRI; SL VN BARTHELEMON; SL VC CIRRI; SL MAND GERVASIO.PA* Signors Bigari; painters and machinists to the Opera House. With ball. [On GORI see BD s.v. 'CORRI'.]1330EE1330
1769_08_24Thu 24 Aug 1769MPINTO 69GB2s 6dhook o ^LOVE_AND_INNOCENCE^ <PASTORAL SERENATA> (WITH CHORUSSES). V HERRYMAN BROWN-1 REYNOLDSON FORBES~ PINTO~. AFTER PART1: CN OB PARKE. AFTER PART2: CN VN PINTO.PAWith fireworks and a ball. [LS.]1313M1313
1764_04_05Thu 5 Apr 1764KTSPILSBURY 64OBPB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhasse o ^I_PELLEGRINI^ <ORATORIO>. LEAD GIARDINI; V MINGOTTI~ MAZZIOTTI GIUSTINELLI PERETTI TENDUCCI. CN VN GIARDINI.PASpilsbury; treasurer. [LS.]0886KT0886
1760_03_07Fri 7 Mar 1760CGCG ORATORIO 60 [5TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PAH-B 346[LS.]0629CG0629
1758_02_10Fri 10 Feb 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [1ST]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (WITH NEW ADDITIONS). V PASSERINI~ [and FREDERICK~ ?]PASee Deutsch-Handel[LS; Deutsch-Handel 793; Handel-Handbuch 4 (Kassel 1985) 512.]0502CG0502
1758_02_15Wed 15 Feb 1758CGCG ORATORIO 58 [2ND]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (WITH NEW ADDITIONS).PA[LS.]0504CG0504
1757_03_11Fri 11 Mar 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [5TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (FROM THE ITALIAN; WITH SEVERAL NEW ADDITIONS). V CHAMPNESS YOUNG~i FRASI~ BEARD PERALTA~.PA[LS; Deutsch-Handel 783 (with cast); Burrows-Harris 322.]0465CG0465
1757_03_23Wed 23 Mar 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [8TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (FROM THE ITALIAN; WITH SEVERAL NEW ADDITIONS).PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 322.]0470CG0470
1757_03_18Fri 18 Mar 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [7TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (FROM THE ITALIAN; WITH SEVERAL NEW ADDITIONS).PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 322.]0468CG0468
1757_03_16Wed 16 Mar 1757CGCG ORATORIO 57 [6TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dhandel o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TIME_AND_TRUTH^ <ORATORIO> (FROM THE ITALIAN; WITH SEVERAL NEW ADDITIONS).PA[LS; Burrows-Harris 322.]0467CG0467
1787_03_23Fri 23 Mar 1787TSTTST ORATORIO 87 [5TH]OShandel o ^THEODORA^. V BILLINGTON~ WARTON~ MAHON~3 HARWOOD~ HARRISON PARRY-2.MC 16 FebMC 27 Mar2966TST2966