The year 1660 in classical music and in lyrical art
1660. With other artists, Heinrich Schütz, Athanasius Kircher and Barbara Strozzi 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.
1660, from day to day
February
02
Death of Giovanni Lorenzo BaldanoThat year: 1660, Classical music, Italian poet and magistrate (born in 1576)
13
Birth of Johann KusserThat year: 1660, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1727)
April
06
Birth of Johann KuhnauThat year: 1660, Classical music, German composer, organist and harpsichordist (dead in 1722)
19
Birth of Sebastián DurónThat year: 1660, Classical music, Spanish composer (dead in 1716)
May
02
Birth of Alessandro ScarlattiThat year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1725)
June
03
Birth of Johannes SchenckThat year: 1660, Classical music, Dutch musician and composer (dead in 1712)
July
25
Death of Johannes PraetoriusThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (born in 1595)
December
04
Birth of André CampraThat year: 1660, Classical music, French composer and conductor (dead in 1744)
22
Birth of Jorge de GuzmanThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1730)
This was also in 1660
Death of Gasparo ZanettiThat year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1600). Birth of Thomas Anton AlbertiniThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1735). Birth of François Le CocqThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1729). Birth of Andrea GrossiThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1696). Birth of Gottfried FingerThat year: 1660, Classical music, Czech composer and violoncellist (dead in 1730). Birth of Giovanni Battista AlveriThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1719). Birth of Christian Friedrich WittThat year: 1660, Classical music, German composer, music editor and teacher (dead in 1717). Birth of Giovanni BianchiThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1720). Birth of Jacques-François LochonThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1710). Birth of Giovanni Battista TibaldiThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1750). Birth of Margherita SalicolaThat year: 1660, Classical music, Italian singer and opera singer (dead in 1717). Birth of Clemente MonariThat year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1728). Birth of Robert KingThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1726). Birth of Mathieu LanesThat year: 1660, Classical music, French organist and composer (dead in 1725). Birth of Giovanni Henrico AlbicastroThat year: 1660, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1730). Birth of Jan Ignác František VojtaThat year: 1660, Classical music, Czech composer, violinist and physician (1660-1725) (dead in 1725). Birth of Rocco GrecoThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (dead in 1717). Birth of Johann Bernhard ForstThat year: 1660, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1709). Birth of Gaspard Le RouxThat year: 1660, Classical music, French composer and harpsichordist (dead in 1707). Birth of Antonio Martín y CollThat year: 1660, Classical music, Spanish musician (dead in 1734). Birth of Bartolomeo BernardiThat year: 1660, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1732). Birth of Antonio BorosiniThat year: 1660, Classical music, opera singer, composer . Death of Francesco PioThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (born in 1590). Death of Pedro da EsperançaThat year: 1660, Classical music, composer (born in 1598). Birth of Luigi ManciaThat year: 1660, Classical music, Italian composer and singer (dead in 1708). Death of Thomas BrewerThat year: 1660, Classical music, English composer of glees (born in 1611). Birth of Johann Joseph FuxThat year: 1660, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1741).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Jean-Baptiste Lully (age 28)
- Xerxes (Incidental music)
- Jubilate Deo (Work for choir)