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18th-century musicologists

70 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adolf Bernhard MarxPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Heinrich Adolf Bernhard Marx, also known as A. B. Marx (15 May 1795 – 17 May 1866), was a German music theorist, critic, and pedagogue.
Allan CunninghamAuthor · BooksIllustration — Allan Cunningham, Henry Room, c.1840
Anton Friedrich Justus ThibautAuthor · BooksAnton Friedrich Justus Thibaut (4 January 1772 20 March 1840) was a German jurist and musician.
Antonio SalieriPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Salieri (18 August 17507 May 1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period.
Arvid August AfzeliusAuthor · BooksArvid August Afzelius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːvɪd ˈǎʊɡɵst afˈsěːlɪɵs]; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra – 2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet, historian and…
August Heinrich Hoffmann von FallerslebenPerson · Music memorabiliaAugust Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben ([ˈaʊɡʊst ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhɔfman fɔn ˈfalɐsˌleːbn̩], after his hometown;
Bedřich Diviš WeberPerson · Music memorabiliaBedřich Diviš Weber (German: Friedrich Dionys Weber; 9 October 1766 – 25 December 1842) was a Czech composer and musicologist.
Carl CzernyPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Czerny (lang; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, music educator, and pianist of Czech origin. His music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German composer and musician of the Baroque and Classical eras.
Carolina NairneAuthor · BooksCarolina Nairne, Lady Nairne (née Oliphant; 16 August 1766 – 26 October 1845), also known as Baroness Nairne, was a Scottish songwriter.
Charles Henri de BlainvillePerson · Music memorabiliaCharles-Henri de Blainville (1711–1769 [or after 1771]) was a French composer, cellist, pedagogue and music theorist.
Christian Gottlob NeefePerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Gottlob Neefe (lang; 5 February 1748 – 28 January 1798) was a German opera composer and conductor. He was known as one of the first teachers of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Christian Theodor WeinligPerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Theodor Weinlig (July 25, 1780 – March 7, 1842) was a German music teacher, composer, and choir conductor, active in Dresden and Leipzig.
Daniel Gottlob TürkPerson · Music memorabiliaDaniel Gottlob Türk (10 August 1750 – 26 August 1813) was a German composer, organist, and music professor of the Classical period.
Erik Gustaf GeijerPerson · Music memorabiliaErik Gustaf Geijer (12 January 1783 – 23 April 1847) was a Swedish writer, historian, poet, romantic critic of political economy, philosopher, and composer.
François-Joseph FétisPerson · Music memorabiliaFrançois-Joseph Fétis (25 March 1784 – 26 March 1871) was a Belgian musicologist, critic, teacher and composer. He was among the most influential music intellectuals in continental Europe.
Frédéric Nicolas DuvernoyPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of French hornist Frédéric Nicolas Duvernoy (Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra National de Paris)
Friedrich KuhlauPerson · Music memorabiliaFriedrich Daniel Rudolf Kuhlau, sometimes written as Frederick Kulav, (11 September 1786 – 12 March 1832) was a Danish pianist and composer during the late Classical and early Romantic…
Friedrich SchneiderPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Christian Friedrich Schneider (3 January 1786 in Alt-Waltersdorf – 23 November 1853 in Dessau) was a German pianist, composer, organist, and conductor.
Friedrich WieckPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Gottlob Friedrich Wieck (18 August 1785 – 6 October 1873) was a noted German piano teacher, voice teacher, owner of a piano store, and author of essays and music reviews.
Georg Joseph VoglerPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler (15 June 1749 – 6 May 1814), was a German composer, organist, teacher and theorist.
Hyacinthe JadinPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Hyacinthe Jadin
Ignaz MoschelesPerson · Music memorabiliaIsaac Ignaz Moscheles (23 May 1794 10 March 1870) was a Bohemian piano virtuoso and composer.
Jan Frans WillemsAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jan Frans Willems.
Jean-Paul-Égide MartiniPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Paul-Égide Martini, also known as Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (31 August 1741 – 14 February 1816) was a French composer of German birth during the classical period.
Johann Abraham Peter SchulzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Abraham Peter Schulz (31 March 1747 – 10 June 1800) was a German musician. He is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius's poems "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" and…
Johann Adam HillerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adam Hiller (25 December 1728 – 16 June 1804) was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera.
Johann Adolf ScheibePerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Adolph Scheibe (5 May 1708 – 22 April 1776) was a German-Danish composer and significant critic and theorist of music.
Johann Friedrich AgricolaPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music.
Johann Friedrich ReichardtPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Reichardt (25 November 1752 – 27 June 1814) was a German composer, writer and music critic.
Johann Friedrich RochlitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Friedrich Rochlitz (12 February 1769 – 16 December 1842) was a German playwright, musicologist and art and music critic.
Johann Georg AlbrechtsbergerPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Georg Albrechtsberger (3 February 1736 – 7 March 1809) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist, widely regarded as one of the leading figures in counterpoint and…
Johann Nikolaus ForkelPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Nikolaus Forkel (22 February 1749 – 20 March 1818) was a German musicologist and music theorist, generally regarded as among the founders of modern musicology.
Johann StamitzPerson · Music memorabiliaJohann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Jan Václav Antonín Stamic; 18 June 1717 – 27 March 1757) was a Czech composer and violinist.
José Maurício Nunes GarciaPerson · Music memorabiliaJosé Maurício Nunes Garcia (September 20, 1767 – April 18, 1830) was a Brazilian composer and priest, who is known as one of the greatest exponents of the Classical style in the Americas.
Joseph BöhmPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Böhm (Böhm József; 4 April 179528 March 1876) was a Hungarian violinist and a director of the Vienna Conservatory.
Lorenz Christoph MizlerPerson · Music memorabiliaLorenz Christoph Mizler von Kolof (also known as Wawrzyniec Mitzler de Kolof and Mitzler de Koloff;
Louis SpohrPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis Spohr (5 April 178422 October 1859), baptized Ludewig Spohr, later often in the modern German form of the name Ludwig, was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Luigi CherubiniPerson · Music memorabiliaMaria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini (8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer.
Martin GerbertPerson · Music memorabiliaMartin Gerbert (11 August 1720 – 3 May 1793), was a German theologian, historian and writer on music, belonged to the noble family of Gerbert von Hornau, and was born in Horb am Neckar,…
Muzio ClementiPerson · Music memorabiliaMuzio Filippo Vincenzo Francesco Saverio Clementi (23 January 1752 – 10 March 1832) was an Italian composer, virtuoso pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano…
Niccolò JommelliPerson · Music memorabiliaNiccolò Jommelli (Italian: [nikkoˈlɔ jomˈmɛlli]; 10 September 1714 – 25 August 1774) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School.
Nicolas-Charles BochsaPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert-Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (9 August 1789 – 6 January 1856) was a French harpist and composer.
Pedro AlbénizPerson · Music memorabiliaPedro Albéniz y Basanta (14 April 179512 April 1855) was a Spanish pianist and composer. He was unrelated to Isaac Albéniz.
Robert BurnsAuthor · BooksRobert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.
Rodolphe KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including La mort d'Abel (1810).
Samuel ArnoldPerson · Music memorabiliaSamuel Arnold (10 August 1740 – 22 October 1802) was an English composer and organist.
Saverio MercadantePerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 179517 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas.
Siegfried Wilhelm DehnPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Wilhelm (von) Dehn (24 or 25 February 1799 – 12 April 1858) was a German music theorist, editor, teacher and librarian.
Simon SechterPerson · Music memorabiliaSimon Sechter (11 October 1788 – 10 September 1867) was an Austrian music theorist, composer, conductor, and organist.
Therese BrunsvikPerson · Music memorabiliaKorompai Brunszvik Teréz grófnő
Thomas CampbellAuthor · BooksThomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet at the intersection of the neoclassical with the Romantic style of British poetry.
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
William Tans'urPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — William Tans'ur

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