See also: 1689 in music, other events of 1690, 1691 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events Opera Dido And Aeneas was first performed in London. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Invention of the clarinet.
• Georg Muffat becomes kapellmeister to the Bishop of Passau.

A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bâ™­ soprano clarinet. ... Georg Muffat (baptized June 1, 1653 - February 23, 1704) was a Baroque composer. ...

Published popular music

Classical music

• Henry Purcell - music for The Tempest

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. ... The Tempest is the title of: A play by William Shakespeare A painting by Giorgione A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel It is also the nickname often attached to the Sonata No. ...

Opera

• Alessandro Scarlatti - La Rosaura

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 - Johann Tobias Krebs, organist and composer

Johann Tobias Krebs (b. ...

Deaths

• February 1 - Francesco Maria Veracini, violinist and composer
• May 27 - Giovanni Legrenzi, composer
• probable - Senesino, castrato singer