1709 in music
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Events
- Johann Georg PisendelJohann Georg PisendelJohann Georg Pisendel was a German Baroque musician, violinist and composer who, for many years, led the Court Orchestra in Dresden, then the finest instrumental ensemble in Europe.-Biography:...
leaves his post in the court orchestra of AnsbachAnsbachAnsbach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river. As of 2004, its population was 40,723.Ansbach...
to travel to LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, meeting Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
en route. - Antonio StradivariAntonio StradivariAntonio Stradivari was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas, and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant artisan in this field. The Latinized form of his surname, Stradivarius, as well as the colloquial, "Strad", is...
makes the Viotti Stradivarius.
Classical music
- William BabellWilliam BabellWilliam Babell was an English musician, composer and prolific arranger of vocal music for harpsichord.-Life:...
– The Third Book of the Ladys Entertainment - Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
– Fugue in A major on a Theme by Tomaso AlbinoniTomaso AlbinoniTomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.-Biography:Born in Venice, Republic of Venice, to Antonio Albinoni, a...
, BWV 950 (approximate date) - Louis-Antoine DornelLouis-Antoine DornelLouis-Antoine Dornel was a French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist, who lived in Paris.- Biography :Dornel was probably taught by the organist Nicolas Lebègue. He was appointed organist at the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-en-la-Cité in 1706, where he took over from François...
– Livre de simphonies contenant six suites en trio avec une sonate en quatuor - Christoph GraupnerChristoph GraupnerChristoph Graupner was a German harpsichordist and composer of high Baroque music who lived and worked at the same time as Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel.-Graupner's life:Born in Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg in Saxony, Graupner received his first musical...
– some 20 cantatas (see List of cantatas by Christoph Graupner) - Michel MontéclairMichel MontéclairMichel Pignolet de Montéclair was a French composer of the baroque period.He was born Michel Pignolet in Andelot, Haute-Marne, France, and only later added "Montéclair" to his name. Little is known of his life, and there are no known portraits...
– Cantata: La Mort de Didon - Giuseppe TorelliGiuseppe TorelliGiuseppe Torelli was an Italian violist, violinist, teacher, and composer.Torelli is most remembered for his contributions to the development of the instrumental concerto Giuseppe Torelli (April 22, 1658 – February 8, 1709) was an Italian violist, violinist, teacher, and composer.Torelli is most...
– Concerti Grossi, Op. 8: no 6 in G minor "Christmas Concerto", published posthumously
Opera
- Emanuele d'AstorgaEmanuele d'AstorgaEmanuele d'Astorga was an Italian composer known mainly for his Stabat Mater.-Biography:...
– Dafne - Michele Falco – Lo Lollo pisciaportelle
- George Frideric HandelGeorge Frideric HandelGeorge Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
– AgrippinaAgrippina (opera)Agrippina is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel, from a libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani. Composed for the Venice Carnevale season, the opera tells the story of Agrippina, the mother of Nero, as she plots the downfall of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the installation of... - Giuseppe Maria OrlandiniGiuseppe Maria OrlandiniGiuseppe Maria Orlandini was an Italian baroque composer particularly known for his more than 40 operas and intermezzos...
– L'odio e l'amore
Births
- January 1 – Johann Heinrich Hartmann BätzJohann Heinrich Hartmann BätzJohann Heinrich Hartmann Bätz was a German-Dutch organ builder.He learned the organ-building profession in Gotha under the auspices of Christoph Thielemann. He came to Holland in 1733 where he probably first worked for Christiaan Müller, builder of the organ in the Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem...
, organ builder (died 1770) - January 24 – Dom Bédos de CellesDom Bédos de CellesFrançois Lamathe Bédos de Celles de Salelles, known as Dom Bédos de Celles, was a Benedictine monk best known for being a master pipe organ builder.He was born in Caux, Hérault, near Béziers, France...
, Benedictine monk and pipe organ builder (died 1779) - February 16 (baptised) – Charles AvisonCharles AvisonCharles Avison – 10 May 1770) was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods. He was a church organist at St John The Baptist Church in Newcastle and at St. Nicholas's Church...
, composer and organist (died 17701770 in music- Events :* The "Concert des Amateurs" is founded by François-Joseph Gossec.* Ballet is performed the first time in Oslo by Madame Stuart.- Classical music :*Michael Haydn – Symphony in G major*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony no 11...
) - March 27 – William FlacktonWilliam FlacktonWilliam Flackton was an 18th-century bookseller, publisher, amateur organist, viola player and composer. He is perhaps best known today for his compositions for the viola....
, viola player and composer (died 17981798 in music-Events:*Michael Haydn takes on Carl Maria von Weber as a pupil, free of charge*First edition of Niemetschek's biography of Mozart published.-Births:*January 31 – Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, kappellmeister and composer...
) - April 14 – Charles ColléCharles ColléCharles Collé was a French dramatist and songwriter.The son of a notary, he was born in Paris. He became interested in the rhymes of Jean Heguanier, the most famous writer of couplets in Paris. From a notary's office, Collé was transferred to that of the receiver-general of finance, where he...
, songwriter and dramatist (died 17831783 in music-Events:*August 23 – Maria Anna Mozart marries Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold.*John Broadwood patents a piano pedal in England-Classical music:*Ludwig van Beethoven: Three Sonatas in E-flat, F, and D...
) - June 25 – Francesco ArajaFrancesco ArajaFrancesco Domenico Araja was an Italian composer who spent 25 years in Russia and wrote at least 14 operas for the Russian Imperial Court including Tsefal i Prokris, the first opera written in the Russian language.-Biography:He was born and...
, composer (died 1762–1770) - August 8 – Hermann Anton GelinekHermann Anton GelinekHermann Anton Gelinek was a German monk and musician.Gelinek was born in Horzeniowes, Bohemia, and became a priest at the Premonstratensian Abbey in Seelau in 1728, then traveled to Vienna to study law. Returning to his monastery, he was professor and director of church music, and played the organ...
, monk and musician (died 17791779 in music- Events :*April – The London Magazine reports on the organ-playing of three-year-old prodigy William Crotch.*December 26 – Teatro alla Scala in Milan opens its operatic carnival season with Josef Mysliveček's new opera Armida....
) - October 25 – Georg Gebel (the younger)Georg Gebel (the younger)Georg Gebel was a German musician and composer.Gebel was born in Brieg, Silesia, to Georg Gebel the Elder, also a musician and composer. He studied music under his father, and in 1729 became second organist at the church of St. Mary Magdalene in Breslau, as well as Kapellmeister to the Duke of Oels...
, composer (died 17531753 in music-Events:*Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach publishes his treatise, Versuch, including instructions for improvisation.-Opera:*Maria Agnesi – Ciro in Armenia*Antoine Dauvergne – Les troqueurs*Jean-Philippe Rameau – Daphnis et Eglé-Births:...
) - November 22 – Franz BendaFranz BendaFranz Benda was a Czech violinist and composer. He was the brother of Jiří Antonín Benda, and he worked for much of his life at the court of Frederick the Great....
, violinist and composer (died 17861786 in music-Events:*November 7 – America's oldest singing society is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.*In Britain, William Parsons succeeds John Stanley as Master of the King's Musick....
) - December 1 – František Xaver Richter, composer (died 17891789 in music-Events:*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart travels to Berlin.*Joseph Haydn meets Maria Anna von Genzinger.*Adalbert Gyrowetz arrives in Paris.*Luigi Cherubini becomes music director for the Théâtre Monsieur.*Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach becomes Kapellmeister at Berlin....
) - date unknown – Christoph SchaffrathChristoph SchaffrathChristoph Schaffrath is best known as a musician and composer of classical western music of the late Baroque to Classical transition era.-Career:...
, composer (died 17631763 in music-Events:*July 9 - Mozart family grand tour: The family of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sets out on a European tour, ending this year in Paris*The first public concert with a glass harmonica is performed by Marianne Davies...
) - probable – Richard CharkeRichard CharkeRichard Charke was an English violinist, composer, operatic baritone, and playwright.-Biography:Charke was born in London. He initially worked as a dancing-master before being appointed by Colley Cibber as leader of the orchestra at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1729...
, violinist, composer, operatic baritone, and playwright (died c. 1738)
Deaths
- February 8 – Giuseppe TorelliGiuseppe TorelliGiuseppe Torelli was an Italian violist, violinist, teacher, and composer.Torelli is most remembered for his contributions to the development of the instrumental concerto Giuseppe Torelli (April 22, 1658 – February 8, 1709) was an Italian violist, violinist, teacher, and composer.Torelli is most...
, violinist and composer (born 16581658 in music- Events :*Johann Jacob Froberger leaves Vienna for the last time.*Sir William Davenant's "operatic show," The Cruelty of the Spaniards in Peru, is staged at the Cockpit Theatre in London during the summer.-Publications:...
) - July 17 – Pascal CollassePascal CollassePascal Collasse was a French composer of the Baroque era. Born in Rheims, Collasse became a disciple of Jean-Baptiste Lully during the latter's domination of the French operatic stage...
, composer (baptized 1649) - date unknown
- Cristofaro CaresanaCristofaro CaresanaCristofaro or Cristoforo Caresana was an Italian Baroque composer, organist and tenor. He was an early representative of the Neapolitan operatic school.Born in Venice, his precise birthday is not known...
, operatic tenor, organist and composer (born c.1640) - Giovanni GrancinoGiovanni GrancinoGiovanni Grancino , son of Andrea Grancino, was one of the early Milanese luthiers, and may have worked with his brother, Francesco.Grancino's workshops were all located on Contrada Larga, now Via Larga in Milan...
, luthier (born 1637)
- Cristofaro Caresana