1690 in music

1690 in music

The year 1690 in music involved some significant events.

Events

*Invention of the clarinet.
*Georg Muffat becomes "kapellmeister" to the Bishop of Passau.

Published popular music

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Classical music

*Henry Purcell - music for "The Tempest"

Opera

*Giuseppe Boniventi - " _it. Il gran Macedone"
*Marc-Antoine Charpentier - " _fr. Le Jugement de Paris"
*Alessandro Scarlatti - " _fr. La Rosaura"

Births

*February 1 - Francesco Maria Veracini, violinist and composer (died 1768)
*"date unknown" - Johann Tobias Krebs, organist and composer (died 1762)
*"probable" - Senesino, "castrato" singer (died 1756)

Deaths

*May 27 - Giovanni Legrenzi, composer (born 1626)


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