- 1719 in music
This article lists the most significant events and works of the year 1719 in music.
Events
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George Frideric Handel becomes musical director of theRoyal Academy of Music .Giovanni Bononcini is brought to London to compose for the Academy.
*Alessandro Scarlatti arrives in Rome.
*Domenico Scarlatti becomes kapellmeister toJoão V of Portugal .
*Johann Mattheson becomes kapellmeister to the Duke of Holstein.
*Giuseppe Pitoni becomes choirmaster of St Peter's in Rome.
*Francesco Veracini performs at the palace of Moritzburg for the wedding of the Crown Prince to Maria Josepha.
*Antonio Stradivarius makes the "Duke of Marlborough" cello.
*InJapan , the Kumiodori dance form is created byChokun Tamagusuku .Published popular music
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Thomas Fleet - "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children"Classical music
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Johann Sebastian Bach - "Brandenburg Concerto no 4"Opera
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Alessandro Scarlatti - "Marco Attilio Regolò"
*Antonio Vivaldi - "Il Teuzzone"; "Tito Manlio" -Births
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January 17 -Jean-Joseph Vade , composer
*April 17 -Christian Gottfried Krause , composer
*September 3 -Ferdinand Zellbell , composer
*October 26 -Joaquin de Oxinaga , composer
*November 10 -Georg Philipp Kress , composer
*November 14 Leopold Mozart , baroquecomposer (died1787 )
*December 24 -Johann Christoph Altnikol , composerDeaths
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January 19 -Joachim Tielke , German instrument-maker (born1641 )
*February 25 -Giovanni Maria Casini , composer
*April 15 -Johann Friedrich Treiber , composer
*July -Johann Valentin Meder , organist, singer and composer (born1649 )
*July 26 -Johann Georg Christian Storl , composer
*July 28 (buried) -Arp Schnitger , organ builder (born1648 )
*"date unknown"
**Michael Mietke , maker of harpsichords and harps (born c.1656/1671)
**André Raison , organist and composer (born1650 )
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