1660, from day to day
1660. With other artists, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Cavalli and Constantijn Huygens influenced their time (baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Alessandro Scarlatti, while others would disappear.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1660 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 40 of these moments for 1660.
The year 1660 in classical music and in lyrical art
February
02
Death of Giovanni Lorenzo Baldano That year: 1660, Classical music, Italian poet and magistrate (born in 1576)
13
Birth of Johann Sigismund Kusser That year: 1660, Classical music, German Kapellmeister and composer (dead in 1727)
April
06
Birth of Johann Kuhnau That year: 1660, Classical music, German composer, organist and harpsichordist (dead in 1722)
May
02
Birth of Alessandro Scarlatti That year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1725)
June
03
Birth of Johannes Schenck That year: 1660, Classical music, Dutch musician and composer (dead in 1712)
July
25
Death of Johannes Praetorius That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (born in 1595)
August
20
Birth of Mathieu Lanes That year: 1660, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 1725)
December
04
Birth of André Campra That year: 1660, Classical music, French composer and conductor (1660-1744) (dead in 1744)
22
Birth of Jorge de Guzman That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1730)
This was also in 1660
Birth of Gaspard Le Roux That year: 1660, Classical music, French composer and harpsichordist (dead in 1707) . Birth of Giovanni Henrico Albicastro That year: 1660, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1730) . Birth of Giovanni Bianchi That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1720) . Birth of Louis Gaulard Dumesny That year: 1660, Classical music, French opera singer (tenor) (dead in 1702) . Birth of Andrea Grossi That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1696) . Birth of Johann Bernhard Forst That year: 1660, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1709) . Birth of Johann Joseph Fux That year: 1660, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1741) . Birth of Rocco Greco That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1717) . Birth of Bartolomeo Bernardi That year: 1660, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1732) . Birth of Robert King That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1726) . Birth of Giovanni Battista Alveri That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1719) . Birth of Luigi Mancia That year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer and singer (dead in 1708) . Birth of Gottfried Finger That year: 1660, Classical music, Moravian-German composer and violoncellist (dead in 1730) . Birth of Clemente Monari That year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1728) . Birth of François Le Cocq That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1729) . Birth of Margherita Salicola That year: 1660, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (dead in 1717) . Birth of Sebastián Durón That year: 1660, Classical music, Spanish composer (1660-1716) (dead in 1716) . Birth of Antonio Martín y Coll That year: 1660, Classical music, Spanish musician (dead in 1734) . Death of Francesco Pio That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (born in 1590) . Death of Thomas Brewer That year: 1660, Classical music, English composer of glees (born in 1611) . Birth of Jacques-François Lochon That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1710) . Birth of Thomas Anton Albertini That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1735) . Death of Pedro da Esperança That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (born in 1598) . Birth of Christian Friedrich Witt That year: 1660, Classical music, German composer, music editor and teacher (dead in 1717) . Birth of Antonio Borosini That year: 1660, Classical music, opera singer, composer . Birth of Giovanni Battista Tibaldi That year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1750) .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (age 28)
- Xerxes (Incidental music)
- Jubilate Deo (Work for choir)