Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• 6 May:   JEAN-BAPTISTE STUCK = Italian-French cellist and composer = [died: 1755]
• 18 November (baptised):   JEAN-BAPTISTE LOEILLET = Flemish composer = [died: 1730]

Timeline of Events

• Undated:
• ARCANGELO CORELLI begins his friendship with CRISTIANO FARINELLI.
• ANTONIO STRADIVARI sets up his own business in Cremona.
• JOHN BLOW is forced out of his job as organist at Westminster Abbey, to make room for HENRY PURCELL.
• GEORG MUFFAT goes to Italy to study organ with BERNARDO PASQUINI.
• JOHANN PHILIPP KRIEGER becomes Kapellmeister of the court at Weissenfels.

Classical Music

• DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
• Membra Jesu Nostri
• MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
• Filius prodigus
• JOHANN PACHELBEL
• Canon in D major

Opera

• PIETRO SIMONE AGOSTINI
• Il ratto delle Sabine
• JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
• Proserpine
• ANTONIO SARTORIO
• La Flora
• ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
• L'honestà negli amori