See also: 1726 in music, other events of 1727, 1728 in music, list of years in music. See also: 1725 in music, other events of 1726, 1727 in music, list of years in music. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... See also: 1727 in music, other events of 1728, 1729 in music, list of years in music. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Farinelli performs at Bologna, where he meets his mentor, Antonio Bernacchi.
• The Davidov-Morrini, ex General Dupont and Holroyd violins are made by Antonio Stradivari.
• Johann Adolph Hasse arrives in Venice.
• Louis-Claude Daquin is appointed organist at St Paul's in Paris.
• Agostino Steffani visits Italy for the last time, and meets Handel at the palace of Cardinal Ottoboni in Rome.

Farinelli (January 24, 1705-July 15, 1782), whose real name was Carlo Broschi, was one of the most famous Italian soprano castrato singers of the 18th century. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... Antonio Stradivari (1644 - December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier (maker of violins and other stringed instruments), the most prominent member of that profession. ... Johann Adolph Hasse. ... Louis-Claude Daquin (July 4, 1694 - June 15, 1772) was a French composer. ... Agostino Steffani (July 25, 1653_1728), an Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer, was born at Castelfranco. ...

Classical music

• George Frideric Handel - Zadok the Priest (coronation anthem)
• Antonio Vivaldi - Opus 9, "La cetra (The lyre)", 2 violin concertos and 1 for 2 violins

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. ...

Opera

• Admeto - George Frideric Handel
• Ezio - Nicola Porpora
• Ipermestra - Antonio Vivaldi

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. ... Nicola (Antonio) Porpora (August 19, 1686 - March 3, 1768) was an Italian composer of Baroque operas (see opera seria) and teacher of singing, whose most famous pupil was the castrato Farinelli. ... 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. ...

Musical theater

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

Births

• April 29 - Jean-Georges Noverre, a founder of modern ballet
• date unknown - Tommaso Traetta, composer
• date unknown - Marie Favart, singer, dancer and actress

April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Jean-Georges Noverre (April 29, 1727–November 19, 1810) was a French dancer and ballet master, and is considered to be the creator of modern ballet. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... Tommaso Traetta (1727 – April 6, 1779) was an Italian composer. ... Marie Favart (1727-1772), nee Marie Duronceray, was an actress, dancer and singer, the wife of the dramatist, Charles Simon Favart. ...

Deaths

• February 22 - Francesco Gasparini, composer
• August 14 - William Croft, organist and composer