1840 in music

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This article is about music-related events in 1840 .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Joachim</span> Hungarian violinist, composer, and teacher

Joseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher who made an international career, based in Hanover and Berlin. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant violinists of the 19th century.

<i>Frauen-Liebe und Leben</i> Cycle of poems by Adelbert von Chamisso

Frauen-Liebe und Leben is a cycle of poems by Adelbert von Chamisso, written in 1830. They describe the course of a woman's love for her man, from her point of view, from first meeting through marriage to his death, and after. Selections were set to music as a song-cycle by masters of German Lied, namely Carl Loewe (1836), Franz Lachner (c1839), and Robert Schumann (1840). The setting by Schumann is now the most widely known.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romance (music)</span> Musical form of brief, simple melody

The term romance has a centuries-long history. Applied to narrative ballads in Spain, it came to be used by the 18th century for simple lyrical pieces not only for voice, but also for instruments alone. The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that "generally it implies a specially personal or tender quality".

Liederkreis, Op. 24, is a song cycle for voice and piano composed by Robert Schumann on nine poems by Heinrich Heine. The cycle was composed and published in 1840.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Conrad Ansorge</span> German musician

Conrad Eduard Reinhold Ansorge was a German pianist, teacher and composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Gerhaher</span> German opera singer

Christian Gerhaher is a German baritone and bass singer in opera and concert, particularly known as a Lieder singer.

Gerold Huber is a German classical pianist, best known as the regular duo partner of baritone Christian Gerhaher and accompanist of other singers.

Hertha Klust was a German pianist.

References

  1. "String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 - Felix Mendelssohn". earsense. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. "Harmonium | musical instrument". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 January 2021.