See also: 1677 in music, other events of 1678, 1679 in music and the list of years in music. See also: 1676 in music, other events of 1677, 1678 in music and the list of years in music. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• John Blow becomes a doctor of music.
• Seventeen-year-old Giacomo Antonio Perti composes his first opera.

John Blow (1649 - October 1, 1708) was an English composer and organist. ... Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661 – 1756) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. ...

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

Sydney Opera House: one of the worlds most recognizable opera houses and landmarks Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content or primary entertainment is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the...

Births

• March 4 - Antonio Vivaldi, composer
• December 30 - William Croft, organist and composer

March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Unconfirmed portrait of Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28 (or 27), 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso (The Red Priest), was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... William Croft (December 30 (baptism), 1678 - August 14, 1727) was an English composer and teacher. ...

Deaths

• August 5 - Juan García de Zéspedes, composer