1645 in music
Encyclopedia
Events
- Juan Hidalgo de Polanco becomes leader of the chamber musicians at Spain's royal court.
Publications
- Giovanni Battista Abatessa – Intessatura di varii fiori..., a collection of guitar music, published in NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
Births
- February 9 – Johann Aegidus BachJohann Aegidus BachJohann Aegidus Bach was the father of the composer Johann Bernhard Bach, and organist and municipal orchestra director of Erfurt, Germany. He was Johann Sebastian Bach's uncle and Johannes Bach's son. He was a violist and performer in the Stadtmusikanten Kompagnie in Erfurt...
, organist and conductor (died 17161716 in music- Events :*Georg Philipp Telemann visits Eisenach, resulting in an appointment as visiting Kapellmeister.*Antonio Stradivari – completes Le Messie violin *Jonathan Swift conceives the idea for the Beggar's Opera....
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- Johann Ambrosius BachJohann Ambrosius BachJohann Ambrosius Bach was a German composer, father to Johann Sebastian Bach.The son of Christoph Bach , Ambrosius was born in Erfurt, Germany as the twin brother of Johann Christoph Bach...
, musician (died 16951695 in music-Events:*Music publisher Henry Playford relocates his London shop to Temple Change.*The orphaned Johann Sebastian Bach is taken in by his cousin Johann Christoph Bach.*Johann Pachelbel settles in Nuremberg, where he will remain for the rest of his life.-Opera:...
) - Johann Christoph BachJohann Christoph Bach (1645–93)Johann Christoph Bach was a German musician of the Baroque period.A court and town musician in Arnstadt, he was the third son of Christoph Bach and the twin brother of Johann Ambrosius Bach. He was also the uncle of Johann Sebastian Bach...
, musician (died 16931693 in music-Events:*Georg Philipp Telemann is sent to school in Zellerfeld, in the hope that it will put him off a musical career.*John Eccles becomes resident composer at Drury Lane theatre.-Opera:*Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Médée*Henri Desmarets – Didon-Births:...
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- Johann Ambrosius Bach
- November 30 – Andreas WerckmeisterAndreas WerckmeisterAndreas Werckmeister was an organist, music theorist, and composer of the Baroque era.-Life:Born in Benneckenstein, Germany, Werckmeister attended schools in Nordhausen and Quedlinburg. He received his musical training from his uncles Heinrich Christian Werckmeister and Heinrich Victor Werckmeister...
, organist and composer (died 17061706 in music-Events:*Louis-Antoine Dornel succeeds François d'Agincourt as organist at the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-en-la-Cité.*David Tecchler makes the cello now on loan to Denis Brott from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank....
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Deaths
- April 16 – Tobias HumeTobias HumeTobias Hume was a Scottish composer, viol player and soldier.Little is known of his life. Some have suggested that he was born in 1569 because he was admitted to the London Charterhouse in 1629, a pre-requisite to which was being at least 60 years old, though there is no certainty over this...
, soldier, viol player and composer (born c.1569) - September 24 – William LawesWilliam LawesWilliam Lawes was an English composer and musician.-Life and career:Lawes was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire and was baptised on 1 May 1602...
, English composer (born 16021602 in music- Publications :*February – Giulio Caccini – Le nuove musiche , published in Florence- Classical music :*Lodovico Grossi da Viadana – Cento concerti ecclesiastici , the first major publication to make extensive use of figured bass- Opera :*Giulio Caccini – Euridice - Publications :*February –...
) - date unknown – William SmithWilliam Smith (composer)William Smith was an English composer from the city of Durham. He is chiefly known for his set of choral responses for the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer....
, composer (born 16031603 in music- Events :*Orlando Gibbons becomes a member of the Chapel Royal.*Giovanni Artusi attacks the "crudities" and "licence" in the works of Claudio Monteverdi....
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