- 1709 in music
The year 1709 in music involved some significant events.
Events
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Johann Georg Pisendel leaves his post in the court orchestra ofAnsbach to travel toLeipzig , meetingJohann Sebastian Bach en route.
*Antonio Stradivari makes theViotti Stradivarius .Classical music
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Louis-Antoine Dornel - "Livre de simphonies contenant six suites en trio avec une sonate en quatuor"
*Michel Montéclair - "Cantata: La Mort de Didon"
*Giuseppe Torelli - "Concerti Grossi, Op. 8: no 6 in G minor "Christmas Concerto", published posthumously
*William Babell - "The Third Book of the Ladys Entertainment"Opera
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Emanuele d'Astorga - "Dafne"
*Michele Falco - "Lo Lollo pisciaportelle"
*George Frideric Handel - "Agrippina"
*Giuseppe Maria Orlandini - "L'odio e l'amore"Births
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November 25 -Franz Benda , violinist and composer (died1786 )
*"date unknown" -Charles Collé , songwriter and dramatist (died1783 )Deaths
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February 8 -Giuseppe Torelli , violinist and composer (born1658 )
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