Matthias van den Gheyn [SEP] date of death
Matthias van den Gheyn
Matthias van den Gheyn ( or ""; 7 April 1721 – 22 June 1785) was a Flemish composer from a family of famous bell-founders. Born in Tirlemont, Austrian Netherlands (now Tienen, Belgium), he lived and worked in Leuven.
He is known first and foremost for his compositions for the carillon and the organ, though he wrote for the harpsichord as well. His eleven preludes (Preludio I-X and Preludio Coucou) are among the most frequently performed pieces
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- December 27 "(bapt.)" – John Garth, composer (died 1810)
- "date unknown"
- Barbara Campanini, dancer
- Quirino Gasparini, composer (died 1778)
- Matthias van den Gheyn, composer (died 1785)
- Giovanni Battista Lorenzi, Italian librettist (died 1807)
Deaths.
- February 22 – Johann Christoph Bach, organist, elder brother of Johann Sebastian (born 1642)
- September 3 – Jan Antonín Losy, lute player