Historydraft LogoHistorydraft Logo
Historydraft
beta
Historydraft Logo
Historydraft
beta

  • Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, Germany
    Thursday Jan 29, 1778
    Mozart

    Idomeneo Premier

    Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich, Germany
    Thursday Jan 29, 1778

    Idomeneo's first dress rehearsal was coinciding with the 25th birthday of Mozart. His father Leopold had arrived with Nannerl in Munich sometime between then and the premiere. The first night-the only fair night-went really well. Mozart had achieved the popularity he had wished for, but for another 5 years the opera would not be performed again.




  • U.S.
    Feb, 1778
    George Washington

    Treaty of Alliance

    U.S.
    Feb, 1778

    In early 1778, the French responded to Burgoyne's defeat and entered into a Treaty of Alliance with the Americans. The Continental Congress ratified the treaty in May, which amounted to a French declaration of war against Britain.




  • New York, U.S.
    1778
    George Washington

    Major Benjamin Tallmadge formed the Culper Ring at Washington's direction to covertly collect information about the British in New York

    New York, U.S.
    1778

    Washington became "America's first spymaster" by designing an espionage system against the British. In 1778, Major Benjamin Tallmadge formed the Culper Ring at Washington's direction to covertly collect information about the British in New York. Washington had disregarded incidents of disloyalty by Benedict Arnold, who had distinguished himself in many battles.




  • Georgia, U.S.
    1778
    George Washington

    General Clinton shipped 3,000 troops from New York to Georgia

    Georgia, U.S.
    1778

    In late 1778, General Clinton shipped 3,000 troops from New York to Georgia and launched a Southern invasion against Savannah, reinforced by 2,000 British and Loyalist troops. They repelled an attack by Patriots and French naval forces, which bolstered the British war effort.




  • Bonn, Germany
    Mar, 1778
    Beethoven

    First Public Performance

    Bonn, Germany
    Mar, 1778

    Beethoven's first music teacher was his father. He later had other local teachers: the court organist Gilles van den Eeden (d. 1782), Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer (a family friend, who provided keyboard tuition), and Franz Rovantini (a relative, who instructed him in playing the violin and viola). From the outset his tuition regime, which began in his fifth year, was harsh and intensive, often reducing him to tears; with the involvement of the insomniac Pfeiffer, there were irregular late-night sessions with the young Beethoven being dragged from his bed to the keyboard. His musical talent was obvious at a young age. Johann, aware of Leopold Mozart's successes in this area (with his son Wolfgang and daughter Nannerl), attempted to promote his son as a child prodigy, claiming that Beethoven was seven on the posters for his first public performance in March 1778.




  • Isleworth, London, England, United Kingdom
    1778
    Mona Lisa

    Isleworth Mona Lisa

    Isleworth, London, England, United Kingdom
    1778

    A version of the Mona Lisa known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa and also known as the Earlier Mona Lisa was first bought by an English nobleman in 1778 and was rediscovered in 1913 by Hugh Blaker, an art connoisseur. The painting was presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation. It is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The painting is claimed by a majority of experts to be mostly an original work of Leonardo dating from the early 16th century. Other experts, including Zöllner and Kemp, deny the attribution.




  • Paris, France
    Apr, 1778
    Mozart

    Leaving Mannheim for Paris

    Paris, France
    Apr, 1778

    In the spring of 1778 Mozart eventually pushed himself away from Mannheim, arriving in Paris at the beginning of April, even though Mozart obtained a commission from the Paris Opéra for some incidental ballet music. He worked on Les petits riens in the month of May, and he saw it performed on 11 June. He was especially badly treated during this time by the Duchess of Chabot, who seemed to view him as nothing more than a hired hand, playing for her art class while she and her guests ignored his performances.


  • Vienna, Austria
    Tuesday Apr 7, 1778
    Mozart

    Mozart meets Beethoven

    Vienna, Austria
    Tuesday Apr 7, 1778

    A 16-year-old composer arrived at Vienna on 7 April 1787 newly. He was already acquainted with Mozart 's music by all accounts, and was excited to meet him. It's said he was playing music with him and he also had some lessons from him, probably. the name of the young composer was Ludwig van Beethoven.


  • U.S.
    May, 1778
    George Washington

    British commander Howe

    U.S.
    May, 1778

    British commander Howe resigned in May 1778, left America forever, and was replaced by Sir Henry Clinton.


  • Salzburg, Austria
    Thursday May 28, 1778
    Mozart

    His father's deaths

    Salzburg, Austria
    Thursday May 28, 1778

    Leopold Mozart died. When all his affairs were taken care of, Mozart received 1000 gulden from his father’s estate. It was a much-needed financial boost.


  • France
    1778
    Napoleon

    Napoleon moved to the French mainland

    France
    1778

    When Napoleon turned 9 years old, he moved to the French mainland.


  • Vienna, Austria
    Monday Jun 8, 1778
    Mozart

    Mozart resigns

    Vienna, Austria
    Monday Jun 8, 1778

    The composer was called to Vienna the following March, where his employer, Archbishop Colloredo, participated in the festivities for Joseph II 's accession to the Austrian throne. Mozart, fresh from his adulation in Munich, was offended when Colloredo regarded him as a mere servant, and particularly when the archbishop forbade him to perform at Countess Thun's before the Emperor for a fee equal to half of his annual Salzburg salary. In May, the ensuing quarrel reached a head, Mozart attempted to withdraw and was rejected. Permission was granted the following month but the composer was dismissed in a grossly insulting manner, administered by the steward of the archbishop, Count Arco. Mozart decided to settle in Vienna as a freelance performer and a composer.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Jul 3, 1778
    Mozart

    His mother's death

    Paris, France
    Friday Jul 3, 1778

    After Mannheim, she had been unwell, complaining of a sore throat and ear infections, and while she was keen for them to move on, Leopold declined to countenance her return home, to recover there. Things quickly got worse in Paris. She began suffering from chills and a fever along with constant headaches and died on July 3.


  • Paris, France
    Monday Jul 13, 1778
    Mozart

    The Paris Symphony

    Paris, France
    Monday Jul 13, 1778

    On 12 June, his Symphony No. 31 in D — eventually nicknamed “The Paris Symphony” — newly written that month, was performed at the house of another local bigwig, Count Sickingen.


  • (Present Day Southern Italy)
    Saturday Oct 3, 1778
    Flag of the United States

    Letter to Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

    (Present Day Southern Italy)
    Saturday Oct 3, 1778

    Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, in a letter dated October 3, 1778, to Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, described the American flag as consisting of "13 stripes, alternately red, white, and blue, a small square in the upper angle, next the flag staff, is a blue field, with 13 white stars, denoting a new Constellation."


  • Salzburg, Austria
    Nov, 1778
    Mozart

    Receiving the commission for Idomeneo

    Salzburg, Austria
    Nov, 1778

    The only thing that brightened up for Mozart in 1779 had been a commission for a new opera from Munich. He was now 24. Idomeneo, who was now resident in Munich, had come as a commission from the Bavarian elector. Mozart had probably finished the recitations before he left home. Then he would have traveled to Munich to complete the arias only after meeting with the singers and practicing. Mozart was always keen to hear how a person would sing before he wrote them an aria.


  • the Kingdom of Great Britain
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    France announced war on Britain in 1778

    the Kingdom of Great Britain
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    Louis XIV of France declared war on the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolution.


  • Salzburg
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    Sigismund von Neukomm Birth

    Salzburg
    Friday Jul 10, 1778

    Austrian composer and royal chaplain master Sigismund von Neukomm was born in Salzburg in 1778.


  • Britain
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    Anglo-French War (1778)

    Britain
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    The war on France was declared by Britain.


  • Zakynthos Island
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    Ugo Foscolo Birth

    Zakynthos Island
    Friday Feb 6, 1778

    The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis was written by Ugo Foscolo, an Italian poet, who was born in Zakynthos Island, Greece.


  • London
    Sunday Jun 7, 1778

    Brummel Birth

    London
    Sunday Jun 7, 1778

    Beau Brummel was born in London, England in 1778.


  • Holland
    Wednesday Sep 2, 1778

    Bonaparte was appointed king of Holland (1778)

    Holland
    Wednesday Sep 2, 1778

    Louis Bonaparte was King of Holland in 1778.


<