2 February:LOUIS MARCHAND = French organist, harpsichordist and composer = [died: 1732]
24 August:ALESSANDRO MARCELLO = Italian composer = [died: 1747]
10 October:JOHANN NICOLAUS BACH = German composer = [died: 1753]
Timeline of Events
17 February: Première of ALESSANDRO MELANI's opera L'empio punito at the Teatro di Palazzo Colonna in Rome. The work was commissioned by MARIE MANCINI.
Classical Music
GIOVANNI MARIA BONONCINI
Op. 3, a collection of sonatas in canon
JOHANN KASPAR KERLL
Delectus sacrarum cantionum, 26 motets for 2-5 voices, 2 violins and basso continuo
Opera
FRANCESCO CAVALLI
Coriolano
ANTONIO CESTI
Genserico
ANTONIO DRAGHI
Achille in Sciro
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Last edited: 17th May 2023
