Musicians and Composers of the Enlightenment
The atlas holds 12 people and 386 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Moments
- 1742 Performances at Neale's Musick Hall George Frideric Handel
- 1742 Presentation to the Académie des Sciences Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1743 Embassy secretary in Venice Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1745 Return to Paris and relationship with Thérèse Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1747 Played before Frederick the Great Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1749 Visits to Diderot at Vincennes Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1749 Foundling Hospital benefit concert George Frideric Handel
- 1749 Born at the Goethe family house Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1750 Return to Foundling Hospital George Frideric Handel
- 1750 Died in Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1750 Carriage accident in the Netherlands George Frideric Handel
- 1752 Opera performed before Louis XV Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1754 Return to Geneva and reconversion Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1756 Residence at the Hermitage Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1756 Baptized in Salzburg Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1756 Born at Getreidegasse 9 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1759 Residence at Château de Montmorency Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1759 Burial at Westminster Abbey George Frideric Handel
- 1759 Death at Brook Street George Frideric Handel
- 1762 Exile at Môtiers Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 1762 Child prodigy appears in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Amazes the Mannheim court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Appears in Frankfurt concerts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Gives concerts in Augsburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Grand-tour performances in Munich Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Passes through Bonn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Performs for a Prussian princess Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Performs in Mainz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Plays the organ at Wasserburg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Stops in Cologne Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Travels down the Rhine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Arrives in Brussels Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Arrives in Paris Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Performs before Charles of Lorraine Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1763 Moves to Versailles Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Plays for the French royal family Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Stays at Ebury Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Arrives in London Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Lodges in Cecil Court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Performs before George III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Second London royal engagement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Appears at Ranelagh Gardens Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Performs in Grosvenor Square Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1764 Moves to Frith Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1765 Performs at Hickford's Long Room Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1765 Performs daily at a Cornhill tavern Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1765 Delayed by illness in Lille Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1765 Retreat on Île de Saint-Pierre Jean-Jacques Rousseau