February

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23

Birth of George Frideric HandelThat year: 1685, Classical music, German, later British Baroque composer (dead in 1759)

March

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13

Birth of Johann Paul SchiffelholzThat year: 1685, Classical music, German Baroque composer (dead in 1758)

21

Birth of Johann Sebastian BachThat year: 1685, Classical music, German composer and musician of the Baroque era (dead in 1750)

31

Death of Juan Hidalgo de PolancoThat year: 1685, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1614)

June

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23

Birth of Antonio BernacchiThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1756)

30

Birth of John GayThat year: 1685, Classical music, English poet and playwright (dead in 1732)

September

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13

Death of Nicolò StamegnaThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer (born in 1615)

15

Birth of Gottfried KirchoffThat year: 1685, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1746)

20

Birth of Giuseppe Matteo AlbertiThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian Baroque composer and violinist (dead in 1751)

22

Death of Ignazio AlbertiniThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (born in 1644)

30

Birth of Gunther JakobThat year: 1685, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1734)

October

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26

Birth of Domenico ScarlattiThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti (dead in 1757)

December

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08

Death of Carlo FedeliThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer (born in 1622)

12

Birth of Lodovico GiustiniThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1743)

This was also in 1685

Death of Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi MealliThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (born in 1624). Birth of Antonio OreficeThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1727). Birth of Jean-Adam GuilainThat year: 1685, Classical music, German composer living in Paris (dead in 1745). Birth of John ReadingThat year: 1685, Classical music, English composer, organist and copyist (dead in 1764). Birth of Domenico Dalla BellaThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer (dead in 1745). Birth of John BastonThat year: 1685, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1739). Birth of Alexander MalcolmThat year: 1685, Classical music, music theorist (dead in 1763). Birth of Johann Jakob KressThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer (dead in 1728). Birth of Angelo RagazziThat year: 1685, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1750). Birth of Vicent Rodrígue RodríguezThat year: 1685, Classical music, Spanish, Valencian composer (1690-1760) (dead in 1760). Death of Peter MohrhardtThat year: 1685, Classical music, German composer . Birth of Jacques LoeilletThat year: 1685, Classical music, Belgian composer (dead in 1748). Birth of Catherine ToftsThat year: 1685, Classical music, British singer (dead in 1756). Death of Jean-Baptiste BoessetThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer (born in 1614). Birth of Georg GebelThat year: 1685, Classical music, Silesian/German composer (dead in 1750). Birth of José de San JuanThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer, kapellmeister, musician (dead in 1747). Birth of Johann Michael BöhmThat year: 1685, Classical music, composer (dead in 1753).

Works (composition or publishing)

• Jean-Baptiste Lully (age 53)
• Le Temple de la paix (Ballet)
• Quare fremuerunt (Work for choir)
• Marches pour le régiment de Savoie (Work for orchestra)
• Arcangelo Corelli (age 32)
• 12 sonate da camera a trè, Opp. 2 (Work for chamber orchestra)
• Henry Purcell (age 26)
• Come, lay by all care (Song, lied)
• Cupid, the slyest rogue alive (Song, lied)
• Farewell, all joys (Song, lied)
• Farewell, ye rocks (Song, lied)
• If grief has any power to kill (Song, lied)
• In vain we dissemble (Song, lied)
• Love is now become a trade (Song, lied)
• Musing on cares of human fate (Song, lied)
• My heart, wherever you appear (Song, lied)
• Phillis, talk no more of passion (Song, lied)
• Sit down, my dear Sylvia (Song, lied)
• Soft notes and gently raised (Song, lied)
• Sophonisba or Hannibal's Overthrow (Theatrical music)
• The English Lawyer (Theatrical music)
• They say you're angry (Song, lied)
• Though my mistress be fair (Song, lied)
• When, lovely Phyllis, thou art kind (Song, lied)
• While Thyrsis, wrapt in downy sleep (Song, lied)
• Ye happy swains, whose nymphs are kind (Song, lied)
• Awake, put on thy strength (Work for choir)
• I was glad when they said unto me (Vocal music)
• I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord (Work for choir)
• It is a good thing to give thanks (Work for choir)
• My heart is fixed, O God (Work for choir)
• My heart is inditing (Work for choir)
• O Lord, grant the King a long life (Work for choir)
• O praise God in his holiness (Work for choir)
• Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me (Work for choir)
• Rejoice in the Lord always (Work for choir)
• The Lord is my light (Work for choir)
• They that go down to the sea in ships (Work for choir)
• Unto Thee will I cry (Work for choir)
• Why do the heathen so furiously rage together? (Work for choir)
• A health to the nut-brown lass (Work for choir)
• Come my hearts, play your parts (Work for choir)
• God save our sovereign Charles (Work for choir)
• Let the grave folks go preach (Work for choir)
• Now England's great council's assembled (Work for choir)
• Since the duke is return's (Work for choir)
• Tis easy to force (Work for choir)
• Tis women makes us love (Work for choir)
• To thee, to thee and to a maid (Work for choir)
• Who comes there? (Work for choir)
• Would you know how we meet (Work for choir)
• Raise raise the voice (Work for choir)
• Why, why are all the Muses mute? (Work for choir)