Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• date unknown:
• JAMES CLIFFORD = English churchman and musician = [died: 1698]
• GASPAR DE VERLIT = Belgian composer = [died: 1682]

Timeline of Events

• 6 January (probable): The Masque of Augurs, written by BEN JONSON and designed by INIGO JONES, is performed at Whitehall Palace, probably to celebrate Twelfth Night. The masque features music by ALFONSO FERRABOSCO the younger and NICHOLAS LANIER (but only one song by Lanier will survive).
• Lutenist JACQUES GAULTIER begins his correspondence with composer CONSTANTIJN HUYGENS.

Classical Music

• SALAMONE ROSSI
• Il quarto libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, branle, e corrente per sonar due violini, et un chittarone o altro stromento simile
• THOMAS TOMKINS
• Songs Of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts

Opera

• FRANCESCA CACCINI
• Il martirio di Sant'Agata