1685 in music

1685 in music

The year 1685 in music involved some significant events.

Events

*The father of Georg Philipp Telemann dies, leaving his widow to bring up the children.
*Antonio Stradivari makes the ex Arma Senkrah violin.
*John Blow is recorded among the private musicians of King James II of England.
*The 17-year-old François Couperin becomes organist at St Gervais in Paris.
*Giovanni Legrenzi becomes "maestro di cappella" at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice.

Published popular music

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Classical music

*Arcangelo Corelli - Op. 2, 12 trio sonatas
*Henry Purcell - "My heart is inditing" (anthem), first performed at the coronation of King James II [cite book |last=Palisca |first= Claude V. |title=Baroque Music |origyear=1968 |edition=3rd |series=Prentice Hall History of Music |year=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Englewood Cliffs |isbn=0-13-058496-7 |pages=308 ]

Opera

*John Blow - "Venus and Adonis"
*Marc-Antoine Charpentier
**"La Couronne de fleurs"
**"Les arts florissants"
*Giuseppe Fabrini - "La Genefieva"
*Jean-Baptiste Lully - "Roland"

Births

*February 23 - George Frideric Handel, composer (died 1759)
*March 21 - Johann Sebastian Bach, composer (died 1750)
*June 26 - Antonio Maria Bernacchi, "castrato" singer (died 1756)
*June 30 - John Gay, poet, author of "The Beggar's Opera" (died 1732)
*October 26 - Domenico Scarlatti, composer (died 1757)
*December 12 - Lodovico Giustini, early composer for piano (died 1743)

Deaths

*"date unknown" - Ignazio Albertini, Italian musician and composer (born 1644)

References


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