Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• 23 February:   GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL = German-born, British composer = [died: 1759]
• 21 March:   JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH = German composer = [died: 1750]
• 26 June:   ANTONIO MARIA BERNACCHI = Italian castrato singer and composer = [died: 1756]
• 30 June:   JOHN GAY = English poet, author of The Beggar's Opera = [died: 1732]
• 20 September:   GIUSEPPE MATTEO ALBERTI = Italian composer and violinist = [died: 1751]
• 26 October:   DOMENICO SCARLATTI = Italian composer = [died: 1757]
• 12 December:   LODOVICO GIUSTINI = Italian early composer for piano = [died: 1743]

Timeline of Events

• Undated:
• The father of GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN dies, leaving his widow to bring up the children.
• ANTONIO STRADIVARI makes the ex Arma Senkrah violin.
• JOHN BLOW is recorded among the private musicians of King James II of England.
• The 17-year-old FRANÇOIS COUPERIN becomes organist at St Gervais in Paris.
• GIOVANNI LEGRENZI becomes maestro di cappella at St Mark's Cathedral, Venice.

Classical Music

• ARCANGELO CORELLI
• Op. 2, 12 trio sonatas
• HENRY PURCELL
• My heart is inditing (anthem), first performed at the coronation of King James II

Opera

• JOHN BLOW
• Venus and Adonis
• MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
• La Couronne de fleurs
• Les arts florissants
• GIUSEPPE FABRINI
• La Genefieva
• JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
• Roland