See also: 1693 in music, other events of 1694, 1695 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1692 in music, other events of 1693, 1694 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Georg Philipp Telemann is sent to school in Zellerfeld, in the hope that it will put him off a musical career. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... See also: 1694 in music, other events of 1695, 1696 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Music publisher Henry Playford relocates his London shop to Temple Change. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Musician Johannes Kelpius and his group of "mystics" arrive at the Wissahickon, bringing instruments that became an integral part of their church life.

Published popular music

Classical music

• Tomaso Albinoni - Op. 1 - 12 Sonata a tre
• Henry Purcell - Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II of England

Tomaso Albinoni (June 14, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was an Italian baroque composer. ... 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. ... Mary II (30 April 1662–28 December 1694) reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689 until her death, and as Queen of Scotland (as Mary II of Scotland) from 11 April 1689 until her death. ...

Opera

• Alessandro Scarlatti - Pirro e Demetrio

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

Births

• July 4 - Louis-Claude Daquin, composer
• August 5 - Leonardo Leo, composer

July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Louis-Claude Daquin (July 4, 1694 - June 15, 1772) was a French composer. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Leonardo Leo (August 5, 1694 - October 31, 1744), more correctly Lionardo Oronzo Salvatore de Leo was an Italian Baroque composer, born at S. Vito dei Normanni, near Brindisi. ...

Deaths

• May - Johann Michael Bach, composer, brother of Johann Christoph Bach