See also: 1687 in music, other events of 1688, 1689 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1686 in music, other events of 1687, 1688 in music and the list of years in music. // Events During a performance of his own Te Deum, Lully injures his foot with the point of his cane; this results in death from gangrene a few weeks later. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Events Opera Dido And Aeneas was first performed in London. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

Published popular music

• Lilliburlero in popular circulation

Lillibullero is a march that sets the words of a satirical ballad generally attributed to Lord Thomas Wharton to music by Henry Purcell. ...

Classical music

• John Blow - Ode for New Year's Day

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

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 15 - Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer
• October 17 - Domenico Zipoli, composer
• date unknown - Lorenzo Sornis, violinist

April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Johann Friedrich Fasch (April 15, 1688 – December 5, 1758) was a German composer. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Domenico Zipoli (October 17, 1688 – January 2, 1726) was an Italian Baroque composer. ...

Deaths

• November 26 - Philippe Quinault, librettist for many operas of Jean-Baptiste Lully
• date unknown - Carlo Pallavicino, composer