Musicians and Composers of the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 8 people and 344 moments here, from 1762 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Notable people

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1762 to 1791

    119 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    from 1765 to 1832

    77 moments here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven

    from 1770 to 1827

    53 moments here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

  4. Arthur Schopenhauer

    from 1788 to 1833

    35 moments here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  5. Frédéric Chopin

    from 1810 to 1840

    30 moments here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    from 1762 to 1778

    20 moments here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

  7. Richard Wagner

    from 1813 to 1839

    7 moments here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  8. Giuseppe Verdi

    from 1813 to 1834

    3 moments here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

Moments

  1. 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  2. 1762 Child prodigy appears in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. 1763 Amazes the Mannheim court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. 1763 Appears in Frankfurt concerts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. 1763 Gives concerts in Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8. 1763 Grand-tour performances in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. 1763 Passes through Bonn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1763 Performs for a Prussian princess Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. 1763 Performs in Mainz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. 1763 Plays the organ at Wasserburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  13. 1763 Stops in Cologne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. 1763 Travels down the Rhine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  15. 1763 Arrives in Brussels Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  16. 1763 Arrives in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  17. 1763 Performs before Charles of Lorraine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  18. 1763 Moves to Versailles Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  19. 1764 Plays for the French royal family Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  20. 1764 Stays at Ebury Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  21. 1764 Arrives in London Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  22. 1764 Lodges in Cecil Court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  23. 1764 Performs before George III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  24. 1764 Second London royal engagement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  25. 1764 Appears at Ranelagh Gardens Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  26. 1764 Performs in Grosvenor Square Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  27. 1764 Moves to Frith Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  28. 1765 Performs at Hickford's Long Room Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  29. 1765 Performs daily at a Cornhill tavern Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  30. 1765 Delayed by illness in Lille Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  31. 1765 Retreat on Île de Saint-Pierre Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  32. 1765 Plays an organ in Ghent Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  33. 1765 Plays Antwerp Cathedral's organ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  34. 1765 Reaches The Hague Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  35. 1765 Departure for Strasbourg Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  36. 1765 Takes lodgings as a Leipzig student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  37. 1765 Paris stay with the Prince of Conti Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  38. 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  39. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  40. 1766 Crossing via Calais Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  41. 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  42. 1766 Concert at the Oude Doelen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  43. 1766 Concerts in Zurich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  44. 1766 Concert stop in Lausanne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  45. 1766 Performs in Lyon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  46. 1766 Stays in Amsterdam Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  47. 1766 Residence at Wootton Hall Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  48. 1766 Plays the organ at St Bavo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  49. 1766 Returns to The Hague for court celebrations Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  50. 1766 Performs in Utrecht Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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