1670 in music

1670 in music

The year 1670 in music involved some significant events.

Events

*June - Christian Geist joins the Swedish court orchestra under Gustaf Düben.

Publications

*"none listed"

Classical music

*Maurizio Cazzati - Op. 55, a collection of sonatas
*Jacques Champion de Chambonnières - "Les Pieces de clavessin, Livre premier"
*Denis Gaultier - "Pièces de luth sur trois différens modes nouveaux"

Opera

*Ludovico Busca - "L'Ippolita, Reina delle Amazzoni"

Births

*July 18 - Giovanni Bononcini, cellist and composer (died 1747)
*July 19 - Richard Leveridge, singer and composer (died 1758)
*"date unknown"
**Julie d'Aubigny ("La Maupin"), opera singer (died 1707)
**Turlough O'Carolan, harpist and composer (died 1738)
*"probable"
**Antonio Caldara, composer (died 1736)
**Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer (died 1746)

Deaths

*April 6 - Leonora Baroni, singer, musician and composer (b. 1611)
*"date unknown"
**François Du Fault, composer
**Loreto Vittori, Italian composer (born "c".1590)

ee also

1669 in music,
other events of 1670,
1671 in music and the
list of years in music.


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