1683 in music

The year 1683 in music involved some significant events.

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Events

• Henry Purcell becomes organ maker and keeper of the king’s instruments at the Chapel Royal.

Classical music

• Giovanni Battista Bassani – 12 sinfonie, Op. 5
• Isabella Leonarda – 12 Sonatas, Op.16
• Michel Richard Delalande – De profundis, a grand motet, first performed in September, in the Saint Denis Basilica (burial site of French monarchs), for the repose of the soul of Queen Marie-Therèse[1]
• Henry Purcell – Sonnata’s of III. Parts (set of 12 trio sonatas, for two violins, bass, and basso continuo), published in London, Z.790-801
• Daniel Speer – Türkischer Vagant
• Johann Pachelbel
  • Christus, der ist mein Leben, P.376
  • Alle Menschen müssen sterben, P.377a
  • Hertzlich tut mich verlangen, P.378
  • Was Gott thut, das ist wolgethan, P.379
  • Freu dich sehr o meine Seele
• Heinrich Biber – Fidicinium sacro-profanum
• David Petersen – Speelstukken

Opera

• John Blow – Venus and Adonis
• Domenico Gabrielli – Il Gige in Lidia
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor – Der thöreichte Schaffer
• Jean-Baptiste Lully – Phaëton
• Alessandro Scarlatti – Pompeo

Births

• January – Anthony Young, organist and composer (died 1747)
• January 14 – Gottfried Silbermann, German constructor of keyboard instruments (died 1753)
• April 17 – Johann David Heinichen, composer (died 1729)
• September 25 – Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer (died 1764)
• date unknown
  • Christoph Graupner, composer (died 1760)
  • Johann David Heinichen, composer and music theorist (died 1729)

Deaths

• September 6 – Johann Melchior Gletle, organist and composer (born 1626)
• date unknown
  • Solomon Eccles, composer (born 1618)
  • John Hingston, organist, violist and composer
  • Nathaniel Ingelo, writer and musician (born c.1621)
  • Johann Sebastiani, composer (born 1622)
  • Jacob Stainer, luthier (born c.1617)
  • Alessandro Poglietti, organist and composer

References

1. Palisca, Claude V. (1991) [1968]. Baroque Music. Prentice Hall History of Music (3rd ed.). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. p. 284. ISBN 0-13-058496-7.