See also: 1679 in music, other events of 1680, 1681 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Arcangelo Corelli begins his friendship with Cristiano Farinelli.
• Antonio Stradivari sets up his own business in Cremona.
• John Blow is forced out of his job as organist at Westminster Abbey, to make room for Henry Purcell.
• Georg Muffat goes to Italy to study organ with Bernardo Pasquini.

Arcangelo Corelli (February 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713) was an Italian violin player and Baroque music composer. ... Cristiano Farinelli (17th century) was an Italian composer and violinist. ... Antonio Stradivari (1644 - December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier (maker of violins and other stringed instruments), the most prominent member of that profession. ... John Blow (1649 - October 1, 1708) was an English composer and organist. ... The Abbeys western facade The Collegiate Church of St John, Westminster, which is almost always referred to as Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral, in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... Henry Purcell (IPA: ; September 10 (?), 1659 (?)–November 21, 1695), a Baroque composer, is generally considered to be one of Englands greatest composers — indeed, he has often been called Englands finest native composer. ... Georg Muffat (baptized June 1, 1653 - February 23, 1704) was a Baroque composer. ... Bernardo Pasquini Bernardo Pasquini (December 7, 1637 _ November 22, 1710), was an Italian composer of opera and church music. ...

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

• Alessandro Scarlatti - L’Honestà negli amori

The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental as it is through the lyrics. ... Alessandro Scarlatti Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. ...

Births

• date unknown - François Campion, guitarist and composer

Deaths

• September 10 - Baldassare Ferri, castrato singer
• date unknown - Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, violinist