See also: 1681 in music, other events of 1682, 1683 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1680 in music, other events of 1681, 1682 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Arcangelo Corelli is employed by the electoral prince of Bavaria. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

Published popular music

Classical music

• John Blow - Ode for New Year's Day
• Georg Muffat - Armonico tributo
• Robert de Visée - Livre di guittarre dédié au roy

John Blow (1649 - October 1, 1708) was an English composer and organist. ... Georg Muffat (baptized June 1, 1653 - February 23, 1704) was a Baroque composer. ...

Opera

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

• April 16 - Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer
• date unknown - Santiago Murcia, composer for guitar

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... Jean-Joseph Mouret (b. ...

Deaths

• February 25 - Alessandro Stradella, composer