Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• 5 January:   ANTONIO LOTTI = Italian composer = [died: 1740]
• 18 April:   JEAN-FÉRY REBEL = French violinist and composer = [died: 1747]
• 25 April:   JOHANN HEINRICH BUTTSTETT = German organist and composer = [died 1727]
• October:   NICOLAUS VETTER = German organist and composer = [died: 1734]
• 1 November:   JAMES SHERARD = English apothecary and musician = [died: 1738]
• 5 November:   ATTILIO ARIOSTI = Italian composer = [died: 1729]
• 25 November:   GIUSEPPE GIOVANNI BATTISTA GUARNERI = Italian violin maker = [died: c.1740]
• 5 December:   FRANCESCO SCARLATTI = Italian composer = [died: 1741]


• date unknown:
• DAVID TECCHLER = Austrian luthier = [died: 1748]

Timeline of Events

• The Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna is founded.
• LOUIS GRABU becomes Master of the King's Musick, under King Charles II of England.
• JEAN-BAPTISTE BOËSSET and JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY end their musical collaboration, which had lasted since 1653.
• ANTONIO STRADIVARI makes the Ex Back violin.

Classical Music

• GIOVANNI MARIA BONONCINI
• Op. 1

Opera

• ANTONIO DRAGHI
• La Mascherata
• CARLO PALLAVICINO
• Demetrio
• ANTONIO SARTORIO
• Seleuco