10 January:JOHANN CASPAR SIMON = German organist and composer = [died: 1776]
1 February:JOHAN AGRELL = German composer and violinist = [died: 1765]
19 June:FRANÇOIS REBEL = French composer = [died: 1775]
22 September:ANNA MAGDALENA WILCKE = German second wife of Johann Sebastian Bach, to whom he dedicated several of his works = [died: 1760]
Timeline of Events
Undated:
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN matriculates in law at the University of Leipzig. In the same year, he meets GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL for the first time.
Founding of the Slovenian Philharmonic Society (orchestra)
In a competition held in Dorset Gardens, London, for the best musical setting of the masque 'The Judgement of Paris' by WILLIAM CONGREVE, JOHN WELDON emerges victorious, with JOHN ECCLES second and DANIEL PURCELL third.
The semi-opera Acis and Galatea, with music by JOHN ECCLES and text by PETER ANTHONY MOTTEUX, is staged in London.
DOMENICO SCARLATTI is appointed organist and composer of the vice-regal court in Naples
Published Popular Music
"The Ballad of Captain Kidd" (traditional)
Theoretical Writings
Johan Georg Ahlens musikalisches Winter-Gespräche by JOHANN GEORG AHLE, on intervals and modes. This is the fourth and final part of Ahle's Musikalische Gespräche series of treatises in form of dialogues.
Classical Music
GIOVANNI HENRICO ALBICASTRO
XII Suonate a tre, due violini et violoncello col basso per l'organo