See also: 1683 in music, other events of 1684, 1685 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1682 in music, other events of 1683, 1684 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Henry Purcell becomes organ maker and keeper of the king’s instruments at the Chapel Royal. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Antonio Stradivari makes the Bucher, Cipriani Potter and Cobbett ex Holloway violins

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

• Giovanni Battista Granata - Armoniosi toni di varie suonate musicali per la chitarra spagnuola . . . Opera settima
• Alessandro Scarlatti - Agar et Ismaele esiliati (oratorio)

Alessandro Scarlatti Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. ...

Opera

• John Blow - Venus and Adonis
• Jean-Baptiste Lully - Amadis de Gaule

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. ... John Blow (1649 - October 1, 1708) was an English 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. ...

Births

• March 15 - Francesco Durante, composer
• June 22 - Francesco Manfredini, violinist and composer
• September 18 - Johann Gottfried Walther, composer and music theorist

March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Francesco Durante (March 15, 1684 - August 13, 1755) was an Italian composer. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (June 22, 1684 – October 6, 1762) was an Italian baroque composer, violinist, and church musician. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Deaths

• May 8 - Henri Dumont, composer
• date unknown - Niccolo Amati, violin-maker of Cremona