See also: 1674 in music, other events of 1675, 1676 in music and the list of years in music. Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... Deaths January 14 - Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer Categories: Stub | 1676 | Years in music ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Agostino Steffani is appointed court organist at Munich.
• Johann Krieger performs at Vienna, and is rewarded by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Agostino Steffani (July 25, 1653-February 12, 1728), an Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer, was born at Castelfranco. ... Johann Philipp Krieger (1649 – 1725). ... Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain. ...

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

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Births

• July 12 - Evaristo Abaco, Italian composer (d. 1742)
• probable - Giovanni Porta, opera composer
• probable - Tommaso Redi, composer

July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Evaristo Felice Dall Abaco (July 12, 1675 - July 12, 1742) was an Italian composer and violinist. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Giovanni Porta (Born Venice?, c. ...

Deaths

• October 29 - Andreas Hammerschmidt, organist and composer