1694 in music

1694 in music

The year 1694 in music involved some significant events.

Events

*Musician Johannes Kelpius and his group of "mystics" arrive at the Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bringing instruments that became an integral part of their church life.
*The semi-opera "The Rape of Europa by Jupiter", with music by John Eccles and text by Peter Anthony Motteux, is staged in London.

Published popular music

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Classical music

*Tomaso Albinoni - "12 Sonata a tre" (Op. 1)
*Arcangelo Corelli - Op. 4, 12 trio sonatas
*Henry Purcell - Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II of England

Opera

*Tomaso Albinoni - "Zenobia, Regina de' Palmireni"
*John Eccles - "Macbeth"
*Francesco Gasparini - "Il Roderico"
*Johann Philipp Krieger - "Hercules unter denen Amazonen"
*Alessandro Scarlatti - "Pirro e Demetrio", premièred in Naples

Births

*July 4 - Louis-Claude Daquin, composer (died 1772)
*August 5 - Leonardo Leo, composer (died 1744)
*September 5 - František Václav Míča, conductor and composer (died 1744)
*"date unknown" - Pierre-Claude Foucquet, organist and harpsichordist (died 1772)

Deaths

*March 11 - Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy, organist and harpsichordist (born 1633)
*May - Johann Michael Bach, composer, brother of Johann Christoph Bach (born 1648)
*May 1 - Maria Elisabetha Lämmerhirt, wife of Johann Ambrosius Bach and mother of Johann Sebastian Bach (born 1644)
*October 12 - Delphin Strungk, organist and composer (born 1600/1601)
*December 20 - Erasmus Finx, hymn-writer (born 1627)


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