1683 in music

The year 1683 in music involved some significant events.

Events

*Henry Purcell becomes organ maker and keeper of the king’s instruments at the Chapel Royal.

Published popular music

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Classical music

*Michel Richard Delalande - "De profundis", a "grand motet", first performed in September, in the Saint Denis Basilica (burial site of French monarchs), for the repose of the soul of Queen Marie-Therèse [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 |page=284 ]
*Henry Purcell - first set of sonatas for two violins, bass, and basso continuo

Opera

*John Blow - "Venus and Adonis"
*Domenico Gabrielli - "Il Gige in Lidia"
*Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor - "Der thöreichte Schaffer"
*Jean-Baptiste Lully - "Phaëton"
*Alessandro Scarlatti - "Pompeo"

Births

*January 6 - François de La Croix, composer
*January 14 - Gottfried Silbermann, German constructor of keyboard instruments (died 1753)
*September 25 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer (died 1764)
*"date unknown" - Christoph Graupner, composer (died 1760)
*"date unknown" - Johann David Heinichen, composer and music theorist (died 1729)

Deaths

*July - Alessandro Poglietti, organist and composer
*"date unknown"
**Solomon Eccles, composer
**John Hingeston, organist, violist and composer

References