Aristocratic Patronage in the Habsburg Lands and Court Music (1740–1790)

1. Vienna Hofmusikkapelle is outsourced (temporary)

   Jan 1, 1740Labels: Hofmusikkapelle, Habsburg Court

   • Habsburger net

2. Maria Theresa becomes Habsburg ruler

   Oct 20, 1740Labels: Maria Theresa, Habsburg Monarchy

   • Britannica

3. Burgtheater established as a court theater

   Mar 14, 1741Labels: Burgtheater, Hofburg

   • Burgtheater

4. Outsourcing ends; court resumes direct control

   Jan 1, 1745Labels: Hofmusikkapelle, Habsburg Court

   • Habsburger net

5. Court separates sacred and secular music administration

   Jan 1, 1746Labels: Sacred Music, Secular Music

   • Habsburger net

6. Haydn enters Esterházy service as vice-Kapellmeister

   May 1, 1761Labels: Joseph Haydn, Esterh zy

   • Esterh zy
   • Encyclopedia

7. Gluck’s "Orfeo ed Euridice" premieres in Vienna

   Oct 5, 1762Labels: Gluck, Orfeo ed

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

8. Haydn becomes Esterházy Kapellmeister

   Jan 1, 1766Labels: Joseph Haydn, Esterh zy

   • Wikipedia

9. Tonkünstler-Societät founded with court approval

   Feb 23, 1771Labels: Tonk nstler-Societ, Florian Gassmann

   • Wikipedia

10. Hofmusikkapelle expenses reappear as personnel shrinks

    Jan 1, 1772Labels: Hofmusikkapelle, Court Accounting

    • Habsburger net

11. Joseph II nationalizes the Burgtheater as German National Theatre

    Mar 23, 1776Labels: Joseph II, Teutsches Nationaltheater

    • Burgtheater
    • Kulturpool

12. Joseph II’s reforms accelerate wider cultural change

    Jan 1, 1781Labels: Joseph II, Cultural Reforms

    • Britannica

13. Mozart premieres "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" in Vienna

    Jul 16, 1782Labels: Wolfgang Mozart, Die Entf

    • Wikipedia
    • MozartDocs

14. Salieri appointed imperial Hofkapellmeister

    Jan 1, 1788Labels: Antonio Salieri, Hofkapellmeister

    • Habsburger net

15. Joseph II dies; end of the 1740–1790 patronage era

    Feb 20, 1790Labels: Joseph II, Patronage Era

    • Britannica