The year 1696 in classical music and in lyrical art
1696. With other artists, Samuel Pepys, Arcangelo Corelli and Henry Purcell influenced their time (baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, while others would disappear.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1696 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 30 of these moments for 1696.
1696, from day to day
February
10
Birth of Johann Melchior MolterThat year: 1696, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1765)
15
Birth of Annibale Pio FabriThat year: 1696, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1760)
17
Birth of Ernst Gottlieb BaronThat year: 1696, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1760)
29
Birth of Esprit Antoine BlanchardThat year: 1696, Classical music, French baroque composer (dead in 1770)
March
21
Birth of Pierre FévrierThat year: 1696, Classical music, French composer, organist, and harpsichordist (dead in 1760)
April
02
Birth of Francesca CuzzoniThat year: 1696, Classical music, singer (dead in 1778)
21
Death of Andrés de SolaThat year: 1696, Classical music, Spanish organist and composer (born in 1634)
28
Death of Franz RostThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer (born in 1640)
May
23
Birth of Johann Caspar VoglerThat year: 1696, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1763)
June
26
Death of Alonso XuárezThat year: 1696, Classical music, Spanish Baroque composer (born in 1640)
29
Death of Michel LambertThat year: 1696, Classical music, French singing master, theorbist and composer (born in 1610)
August
08
Birth of Jean GirardThat year: 1696, Classical music, Canadian musician (dead in 1765)
12
Birth of Maurice GreeneThat year: 1696, Classical music, English composer and organist (dead in 1755)
31
Birth of Johann Paul KunzenThat year: 1696, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1757)
September
16
Death of Lambert PietkinThat year: 1696, Classical music, Belgian conductor and composer (born in 1613)
17
Death of Daniel DanielisThat year: 1696, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1635)
20
Death of Matteo SimonelliThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer (born in 1618)
27
Birth of Alphonsus Maria de LiguoriThat year: 1696, Classical music, Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787) (dead in 1787)
November
11
Birth of Andrea ZaniThat year: 1696, Classical music, Italian violinist and composer (dead in 1757)
December
13
Birth of Thomas WalterThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer (dead in 1725)
25
Birth of Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-WeimarThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer (dead in 1715)
Also in December
Death of Pierre GaultierThat year: 1696, Classical music, French composer (born in 1642) .
This was also in 1696
Death of Andrea GrossiThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer (born in 1660). Death of Claude OudotThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer . Death of António BrocarteThat year: 1696, Classical music, Spanish composer (born in 1629). Birth of Ignazio BalbiThat year: 1696, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1773). Death of Vincenzo Maria OrlandiThat year: 1696, Classical music, composer .
Works (composition or publishing)
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Tomaso Albinoni (age 25) - Zenone, imperator d’Oriente (Opera)
