See also: 1700 in music, other events of 1701, 1702 in music and the list of 'years in music'. See also: 1699 in music, other events of 1700, 1701 in music and the list of years in music. Events William Croft returns to the Chapel Royal, where he had been educated, as a gentleman organist. William Corbett becomes director of the New Theatre at Lincolns Inn Fields. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... See also: 1701 in music, other events of 1702, 1703 in music and the list of years in music. Events Johann Sebastian Bach leaves Lüneburg. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Georg Philipp Telemann matriculates in law at the University of Leipzig. In the same year, he meets George Frideric Handel for the first time.
• Founding of the Slovenian Philharmonic Society (orchestra)
• In a competition held in Dorset Gardens, London, for the best musical setting of the masque 'The Judgement of Paris' by William Congreve, John Weldon emerges victorious, with John Eccles second and Daniel Purcell third.

Georg Philipp Telemann (March 14, 1681–June 25, 1767) was a German Baroque music composer, born in Magdeburg. ... The University of Leipzig is one of the oldest universities in Europe. ... George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German Baroque music composer who lived much of his life in England. ... There have been two notable figures named William Congreve For the playwright, see William Congreve (playwright) For the inventor, see William Congreve (inventor) For the Victoria Cross winner, see William La Touche Congreve This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... This article is about the English composer named John Eccles, for the Australian Nobel Prize winner, see John Eccles. ...

Published popular music

Classical music

• XII Suonate a tre, due violini et violoncello col basso per l'organo - Giovanni Henrico Albicastro
• 12 Baletti de Camera - Tomaso Albinoni

Tomaso Albinoni (June 14, 1671, Venice, Italy – January 17, 1751, Venice) was an Italian baroque composer. ...

Opera

• Acis and Galantea - Daniel Eccles

Births

• January 10 - Johann Caspar Simon, organist and composer

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Deaths

• October 13 - Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer