See also: 1719 in music, other events of 1720, 1721 in music, list of years in music. See also: 1718 in music, other events of 1719, 1720 in music, list of years in music. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... See also: 1720 in music, other events of 1721, 1722 in music, list of years in music. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Royal Academy of Music opens in London.
• Domenico Scarlatti arrives in Lisbon.

The Royal Academy of Music is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Domenico Scarlatti (October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Pedro Santana Lopes PSD Area 84. ...

Classical music

• Prelude for Lute in C minor - Johann Sebastian Bach
• Horae Pomeridianae - Jan Josef Ignac Brentner
• Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris - Marin Marais
• Messa di Santa Cecilia - Alessandro Scarlatti

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1748 portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 – 28 July 1750)[1] was a German composer and organist of the baroque period, and is widely acknowledged[2] as one of the greatest composers in the Western tonal tradition; indeed, many critics and scholars... Marin Marais (Born: 31 May 1656, Paris, France, Died: 15 August 1728, Paris, France) was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Lully and of the viol player Sainte-Colombe. ... Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. ...

Opera

• Radamisto - George Frideric Handel
• La verità in cimento - Antonio Vivaldi

The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Radamisto is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto by Niccola Francesco Haym, based on Lamor tirranico by Domenico Lalli and Zenobia by Matteo Noris. ... 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. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio 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. ...

Births

• January 4 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, composer
• November 16 - Carlo Antonio Campioni, composer
• exact date unknown - Maria Teresa d'Agnesi, singer and composer
• probable - Bernhard Joachim Hagen, composer

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johann Friedrich Agricola (January 4, 1720–December 2, 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, teacher and writer on music. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Carlo Antonio Campioni (November 16, 1720 _ April 12, 1788) was a composer. ...

Deaths

• July 27 - Johann Samuel Welter, composer
• July - Maria Barbara Bach, first wife of Johann Sebastian Bach