Mark's Music Circus
presents
Music Events of

Births

• 7 September:   ELISABETTA DE GAMBARINI = English composer, singer, organist and harpsichordist = [died: 1765]
• 8 December:   FRANTIŠEK XAVER DUŠEK = Czech harpsichordist, pianist and composer = [died: 1799]
• 28 December:   CHRISTIAN CANNABICH = German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister = [died: 1798]

Timeline of Events

• 23 March: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH premieres his St Mark Passion BWV 247 (BC D 4) at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig.


• Undated:
• The Academy of Vocal Music changes its name to the Academy of Ancient Music.
• JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU meets his patron, La Pouplinière.
• ANTONIO STRADIVARI makes a viola that will be owned a hundred years later by NICCOLÒ PAGANINI.
• ANTONIO VIVALDI returns to Venice.

Classical Music

• JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
• Wachet auf
• LOUIS DE CAIX D'HERVELOIS
• Collection of flute pieces

Opera

• TOMMASO ALBINONI
• Fano
• FRANCESCO CORRADINI
• Con amor non hay libertad
• FRANCESCO CORSELLI
• Venere placata
• CARL HEINRICH GRAUN
• Iphigenia in Aulis
• GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
• Poro re dell'Indie, revival of Tamerlano
• JOHANN ADOLF HASSE
• Cleofide
• GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
• La concersione e morte di San Guglielmo