1639, from day to day
1639. With other artists, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz influenced their time (baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1639 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists 13 of these moments for 1639.
The year 1639 in classical music and in lyrical art
February
04
Birth of Alessandro Melani That year: 1639, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1703)
March
Death of Pierre Ballard That year: 1639, Classical music, book printer (born in 1580) .
May
16
Birth of Pietro Antoni That year: 1639, Classical music, Italian musician (dead in 1720)
June
01
Death of Melchior Franck That year: 1639, Classical music, German composer (1579-1639) (born in 1579)
October
09
Death of Caspar Kittel That year: 1639, Classical music, German musician and composer (born in 1603)
28
Death of Stefano Landi That year: 1639, Classical music, Italian composer and teacher (1587-1639) (born in 1587)
December
05
Birth of Johann Christoph Pezel That year: 1639, Classical music, German violinist, trumpeter and composer (1639-1694) (dead in 1694)
This was also in 1639
Death of Carlo Farina That year: 1639, Classical music, Italian composer, conductor and violinist (born in 1600) . Birth of Robert Creighton That year: 1639, Classical music, composer (dead in 1734) . Birth of Pierre Huguenet That year: 1639, Classical music, composer, violinist (dead in 1722) . Death of Richard Nicholson That year: 1639, Classical music, composer (born in 1563) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Claudio Monteverdi (age 72)
- Return of Ulysses to his Homeland That year: 1639, Classical music (Opera) Premiere, composed in 1640
- Heinrich Schütz (age 54)
- Kleine Geistliche Konzerte II, Opp. 9 (Work for choir)