See also: 1697 in music, other events of 1698, 1699 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1696 in music, other events of 1697, 1698 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Antonio Stradivari makes the Castelbarco cello. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... See also: 1698 in music, other events of 1699, 1700 in music and the list of years in music. Events John Blow is appointed composer to the Chapel Royal. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Henry Purcell's widow publishes the first volume of Orpheus Britannicus.
• Antonio Stradivari makes the "Cabriac" violin.

Henry Purcell (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. ... 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

• Giuseppe Torelli - Concerti musicali a quattro op.6

Giuseppe Torelli (Verona, April 22, 1658 - Bologna, February 8, 1709) was an Italian composer and violinist, most remembered for his concerti grossi (Op. ...

Opera

Births

• January 13 - Pietro Metastasio, poet and lyricist
• probable - Giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer

January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pietro Trapassi (January 13, 1698 - April 12, 1782), Italian poet, is better known by his pseudonym of Metastasio. ... Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. ...

Deaths

• date unknown - Thomas Connellan, composer and harpist