See also: 1680 in music, other events of 1681, 1682 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1679 in music, other events of 1680, 1681 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Arcangelo Corelli begins his friendship with Cristiano Farinelli. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Arcangelo Corelli is employed by the electoral prince of Bavaria.
• Giovanni Legrenzi becomes assistant maestro di cappella at St Mark's, Venice.
• Jean-Baptiste Lully is appointed court secretary to King Louis XIV of France.
• Antonio Stradivari makes the Fleming violin.

Arcangelo Corelli (February 17, 1653 – January 8, 1713) was an Italian violin player and Baroque music composer. ... Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690) was an Italian Baroque composer and organist. ... Jean-Baptiste Lully, originally Giovanni Battista Lulli (November 28, 1632–March 22, 1687), was an Italian-born French composer, who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. ... For the musical group of the same name, see Louis XIV (band). ... Antonio Stradivari (1644 - December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier (maker of violins and other stringed instruments), the most prominent member of that profession. ...

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

• Lully - Le Triomphe de l’Amour

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. ...

Births

• March 14 - Georg Philipp Telemann, composer
• September 28 - Johann Mattheson, composer
• December 11 - Emanuele d'Astorga, composer

March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Georg Philipp Telemann (March 14, 1681–June 25, 1767) was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Johann Mattheson (September 28, 1681 – April 17, 1764) was a German composer, writer, lexicographer, and music theorist. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Emanuele dAstorga (11 December 1681 - 21 August 1736, by some reports) was an Italian composer. ...

Deaths

• date unknown - Francesco Corbetta, guitarist and composer