1820

Events 1820s – Bolivar Latin America Liberator

Bolivar Latin America Liberator 1824 – The name Australia, recommended by Matthew Flinders in 1804, is finally adopted as the official name of the country once known as New Holland. May 5, 1821 – Emperor Napoléon I dies in exile on Saint Helena of stomach cancer. September 15, 1821 – Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica gain independence from Spain August 27, 1828 – Simón Bolívar declares himself dictator of Gran Colombia. August 6, 1825 – Bolivia gains its independence from Spain as a republic with the instigation of Simón Bolívar. September 10, 1823 – Simón Bolívar is named President of Peru. February 10, 1825 – Simón Bolívar gives up his title of dictator of Peru and takes the alternative title of Liberator. 1822: Brazil gains independence Science and technology January 28, 1820 – A Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb […]

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1828 Francisco Goya (1746 – 1828)

  Francisco Goya was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.  His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Goya became a court painter to the Spanish Crown in 1786 and this early portion of his career is marked by portraits of the Spanish aristocracy and royalty, and Rococo-style tapestry cartoons designed for the royal palace. Although Goya’s letters and writings survive, little is known about his thoughts. He had a severe and undiagnosed […]

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Ave Maria

“Ellens dritter Gesang“, in English: “Ellen’s Third Song”, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Op. 52, a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott‘s 1810 popular narrative poem The Lady of the Lake, loosely translated into German. The opening words and refrain of Ellen’s song, namely “Ave Maria” (Latin for “Hail Mary”), may have led to the idea of adapting Schubert’s melody as a setting for the full text of the traditional Roman Catholic prayer “Ave Maria“. The Latin version of the “Ave Maria” is now so frequently used with Schubert’s melody that it has […]

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1829 The William Tell Overture

The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera William Tell (original French title Guillaume Tell), whose music was composed by Gioachino Rossini. William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini’s 39 operas, after which he went into semi-retirement (he continued to compose cantatas, sacred music and secular vocal music). The overture is in four parts, each following without pause. There has been repeated use (and sometimes parody) of parts of this overture in both classical music and popular media. It was the theme music for The Lone Ranger in radio, television and film, and has […]

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