1690. With other artists, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Juana Inés de la Cruz and Giuseppe Torelli influenced their time (baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Leonardo Vinci, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian or Dioclesian” de Henry Purcell, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1690 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 70 of these moments for 1690.
1690, from day to day
January
13
Birth of Gottfried Heinrich StölzelThat year: 1690, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1749)
February
01
Birth of Francesco Maria VeraciniThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1768)
16
Death of Philipp Jakob RittlerThat year: 1690, Classical music, Czech composer, choirmaster and roman catholic priest (born in 1637)
21
Birth of Christoph StoltzenbergThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (dead in 1764)
April
25
Birth of Gottlieb MuffatThat year: 1690, Classical music, Austrian composer and organist (dead in 1770)
Also in April
Birth of William McGibbonThat year: 1690, Classical music, Scottish composer and violinist (dead in 1756) .
May
27
Death of Giovanni LegrenziThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1626)
June
11
Birth of Giovanni Antonio GiayThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1764)
July
07
Birth of Johann Tobias KrebsThat year: 1690, Classical music, German composer and organist (dead in 1762)
10
Death of Domenico GabrielliThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1659)
September
08
Birth of Lorenzo ZavateriThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian baroque violinist (dead in 1764)
27
Death of Bénigne de BacillyThat year: 1690, Classical music, Composer and music theorist (born in 1621)
October
09
Birth of Robert WoodcockThat year: 1690, Classical music, English artist and composer (1690-1728) (dead in 1728)
November
22
Birth of François Colin de BlamontThat year: 1690, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1760)
24
Birth of Charles Theodore PachelbelThat year: 1690, Classical music, German/American composer (dead in 1750)
Also in November
Birth of Nicolaus Ephraim BachThat year: 1690, Classical music, German organist (dead in 1760) .
December
19
Death of Gustaf DübenThat year: 1690, Classical music, Swedish composer (born in 1628)
20
Birth of Uriah DavenportThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (dead in 1784)
This was also in 1690
Birth of Roland MaraisThat year: 1690, Classical music, French viol player and composer (dead in 1755). Inception: Meiningen Court OrchestraThat year: 1690, Classical music. Birth of Giovanni GiorgiThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian/Portuguese composer (dead in 1762). Birth of Manuel José de QuirósThat year: 1690, Classical music, Guatemalan composer (dead in 1765). Birth of Jean-Baptiste QuentinThat year: 1690, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1742). Birth of Francesco CiampiThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer . Birth of Francesco BarsantiThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian flautist, oboist and composer (dead in 1770). Birth of Antonia MerighiThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1764). Birth of Johanna Elisabeth HesseThat year: 1690, Classical music, German opera singer . Death of William RogersThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (born in 1680). Birth of Henry ReinholdThat year: 1690, Classical music, German opera singer (dead in 1751). Birth of Bertin QuentinThat year: 1690, Classical music, French violinist and composer (dead in 1767). Birth of Johann Xaver NaussThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (dead in 1764). Death of Fra Elzeario PizzoniThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (born in 1630). Birth of Fortunato ChelleriThat year: 1690, Classical music, German-Italian Kapellmeister and composer (dead in 1757). Birth of Joseph MeckThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (dead in 1758). Death of Le PageThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer . Birth of Dom George FranckThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer, organist (dead in 1760). Birth of Angelo Maria ScacciaThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer and violonist (dead in 1761). Birth of Claude RameauThat year: 1690, Classical music, French organist (dead in 1761). Death of Saint-AmantThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer . Death of Monsieur de LavallezThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer . Birth of Luigi MadonisThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1770). Birth of Margaretha Susanna KayserThat year: 1690, Classical music, opera singer, singer (dead in 1745). Birth of Paolo Benedetto BellinzaniThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1757). Birth of Johann Sigismund WeissThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer (dead in 1737). Birth of Antonio VandiniThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1778). Birth of Carlo TessariniThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1766). Birth of Ignazio ProtaThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1748). Birth of Nicola Matteis Jr.That year: 1690, Classical music, composer (dead in 1749). Death of Matthew NovellThat year: 1690, Classical music, composer . Birth of Jacques-Christophe NaudotThat year: 1690, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1762). Birth of Leonardo VinciThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian opera composer (dead in 1730). Birth of Giuseppe Antonio BrescianelloThat year: 1690, Classical music, Italian composer and violinist (dead in 1758). Birth of William Babell or (Babel)That year: 1690, Classical music, English composer and violinist (dead in 1723).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Henry Purcell (age 31) - Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian or DioclesianThat year: 1690, Classical music (Opera) Premiere
- Amphitryon or The Two Sosias (Theatrical music)
- Circe (Theatrical music)
- High on a throne of glitt'ring ore (Song, lied)
- O! how happy's he (Song, lied)
- My song shall be always (Work for choir)
- I gave her cakes and I gave her ale (Work for choir)
- Arise my Muse (Work for choir)
- Of old when heroes thought it base (Work for choir)
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François Couperin (age 22) - Mass for the monasteries (Work for soloist)
- Mass for the parishes (Work for soloist)
- L'Astrée (Work for chamber orchestra)
- La Pucelle (Work for chamber orchestra)
- La Steinkerque (Work for chamber orchestra)
- La Superbe (Work for chamber orchestra)
- La Visionnaire (Work for chamber orchestra)
