- 1708 in music
The year 1708 in music involved some significant events.
Events
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Alessandro Scarlatti returns to Naples from Venice.
*Johann Sebastian Bach becomes organist and concert-master at theWeimar court.Published popular music
*"Lyra Davidica" (hymns)
Classical Music
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George Frederic Handel - "La Resurrezione" (The Resurrection) (oratorio)Opera
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André Campra - "Hippodamie"
*George Frideric Handel
**"Daphne"
**"Florindo "
*Nicola Porpora - "Aggripina"Births
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January 26 -William Hayes (composer) , composer
*February 8 -Vaclav Jan Kopriva , composer
*February 9 -Egidio Romoaldo Duni , composer of opera comique
*April 6 -George Reuter , composer
*April 8 - Georg Reutter, composer of church music (died1772 )
*June 19 -Johann Gottlieb Janitsch , composer
*November 4 -Robert Praelisauer , composer
*December 4 -Marianus Konigsperger , composer
*"date unknown" -Lavinia Fenton , actress, the original Polly Peachum (died1760 )Deaths
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January 23 -Thomas Bullis , composer
*May 27 -Jacques Danican Philidor , composer
*August 4 -Vincenzo De Grandis , composer
*October 1 -John Blow , composer (born1649 )
*"date unknown" -Giovanni Battista Draghi , composer and keyboardist (born c.1640 )
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