See also: 1702 in music, other events of 1703, 1704 in music, list of years in music. 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. ... Events February 2 – Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Italy May 27 – Founding of St Petersburg May 26 – Portugal joins Great Alliance July 29-31 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Johann Sebastian Bach gets a summer job as a violinist at the court of Weimar.
• Antonio Vivaldi starts composing for the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice.
• Alessandro Scarlatti becomes Maestro di Cappella at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
• George Frideric Handel gives up his legal studies at the University of Halle for a music course at Hamburg.

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685[1] (O.S.) – July 28, 1750[2] (N.S.)) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period, and is universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ... Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. ... Saint Mary Major, in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore, is one of the five great ancient basilicas of Rome, Italy. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... 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. ... The Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg is located in the German cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Wittenberg. ...

Classical music

• François Couperin - Versets (sacred music)

François Couperin (born Paris November 10, 1668 – September 12, 1733 in Paris) was an esteemed French composer in the Baroque style. ...

Opera

• Domenico Scarlatti - Il Giustino

This article is about opera as an art form. ... Domenico Scarlatti ( October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. ...

Musical theater

• William Corbett - As You Find It

Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...

Births

• date unknown - John Frederick Lampe, musician

Deaths

• March 31 - Johann Christoph Bach, organist and composer
• November 30 - Nicolas de Grigny, organist and composer