1708. With other artists, Giuseppe Torelli, Marin Marais and Johann Kuhnau influenced their time (baroque era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as John Blow. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Gott ist mein König” de Johann Sebastian Bach, for example.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1708 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 80 of these moments for 1708.
1708, from day to day
January
25
Birth of William HayesThat year: 1708, Classical music, English composer, organist and singer (dead in 1777)
Also in January
Premiere of FlorindoThat year: 1708, Classical music (Opera), George Frideric Handel .
February
09
Birth of Václav Jan KopřivaThat year: 1708, Classical music, Czech composer and organist (dead in 1789)
11
Birth of Egidio DuniThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1775)
April
06
Birth of Georg Reutter von IIThat year: 1708, Classical music, Austrian composer (dead in 1772)
08
Birth of Georg CzarthThat year: 1708, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1778)
20
Death of Marie-Louise DesmatinsThat year: 1708, Classical music, French opera singer
Also in April
Death of Friedrich Erhard NiedtThat year: 1708, Classical music, German composer (born in 1674) .
May
05
Birth of Johann Adolf ScheibeThat year: 1708, Classical music, Danish composer (dead in 1776)
13
Death of Giovanni Battista DraghiThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian Baroque composer (born in 1640)
June
19
Birth of Johann Gottlieb JanitschThat year: 1708, Classical music, German Baroque composer (dead in 1762)
July
19
Premiere of Aci, Galatea e PolifemoThat year: 1708, Classical music (Opera), George Frideric Handel
August
26
Birth of Matteo CapranicaThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1776)
September
03
Death of Christian LiebeThat year: 1708, Classical music, German composer (born in 1654)
October
01
Death of John BlowThat year: 1708, Classical music, English composer (born in 1649)
November
16
Birth of Gregorio BabbiThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian opera singer (dead in 1768)
20
Death of Giuseppe FabbriniThat year: 1708, Classical music, composer
December
04
Birth of Marianus KönigspergerThat year: 1708, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1769)
24
Death of Thomas PereiraThat year: 1708, Classical music, Portuguese Jesuit astronomer, mathematician and diplomat representing Qing Dynasty for the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) (born in 1645)
This was also in 1708
Birth of Innocenzo GigliThat year: 1708, Classical music, composer (dead in 1772). Birth of François VigerThat year: 1708, Classical music, composer (dead in 1784). Birth of Ursula Anna Theresia ReutterThat year: 1708, Classical music, opera singer (dead in 1782). Birth of Giuseppe AvossaThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1796). Death of Michel L'AffilardThat year: 1708, Classical music, singer (born in 1656). Death of Jacques de Saint-LucThat year: 1708, Classical music, French lutenist and composer (born in 1616). Birth of Anton Wilhelm SolnitzThat year: 1708, Classical music, German composer (dead in 1752). Birth of Edward BlakeThat year: 1708, Classical music, composer (dead in 1765). Death of Luigi ManciaThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian composer and singer (born in 1660). Birth of Joseph Ferdinand TimmerThat year: 1708, Classical music, composer (dead in 1771). Birth of Giovanni Battista LampugnaniThat year: 1708, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1788).
Works (composition or publishing)
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Tomaso Albinoni (age 37) - Astarto (Opera)
- Il tradimento tradito (Opera)
- Vespetta e Pimpinone (Incidental music)
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Georg Philipp Telemann (age 27) - Adonis (Opera)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (age 23) - Gott ist mein KönigThat year: 1708, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste ZeitThat year: 1708, Classical music (Work for choir)
- Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C majorThat year: 1708, Classical music (Work for soloist)
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George Frideric Handel (age 23) - La resurrezioneThat year: 1708, Classical music (Work for choir) Premiere
- Daphne (Opera)
- Agrippina condotta a morire, o Dunque sarà pur vero (Work for choir)
- Ah! crudel, nel pianto mio (Work for choir)
- Amarilli vezzosa, o Daliso ed Amarilli, o Il duello amoroso (Work for choir)
- Aminta e Fillide, o Arresta il passo (Work for choir)
- Amore uccellatore or Venne voglia ad Amore (Work for choir)
- Care selve, aure grate (Work for choir)
- Clori, mia bella Clori (Work for choir)
- Clori, ove sei? (Work for choir)
- Cuopre tal volta il cielo (Work for choir)
- Ditemi, o piante (Work for choir)
- Filli adorata e cara (Work for choir)
- Fra pensieri quel pensiero (Work for choir)
- Se tu non lasci amore (Song, lied)
- Il consiglio or Tra le fiamme (Work for choir)
- Se tu non lasci amore (Song, lied)
- Clori, vezzosa Clori (Work for choir)
- Hendel, non può mia musa (Work for choir)
- La Lucrezia or Oh numi eterni (Work for choir)
- Lungi da me, pensier tiranno (Work for choir)
- Lungi da voi, che siete poli (Work for choir)
- Lungi da voi, che siete poli (Work for choir)
- Lungi dal mio bel nume (Work for choir)
- Lungi n'andò Fileno (Work for choir)
- Manca pur quanto sai (Work for choir)
- Mentre il tutto è in furore (Work for choir)
- Nel dolce tempo (Work for choir)
- Nell' Africane selve (Work for choir)
- Notte placida e cheta (Work for choir)
- Occhi miei che faceste? (Work for choir)
- Olinto pastore, Tebro fiume, Gloria o O come chiare e belle (Work for choir)
- Quando sperasti, o core (Work for choir)
- Se pari è la tua fè (Work for choir)
- Spande ancor a mio dispetto (Work for choir)
- Stanco di più soffrire (Work for choir)
- Stanco di più soffrire (Work for choir)
- Torna il core al suo diletto (Work for choir)
- Vedendo Amor (Work for choir)
- Chorus and Minuet in B-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
- Ah! che troppo ineguali or O del ciel! Maria regina (Work for choir)
- Sonatina for harpsichord in A minor (Work for soloist)
- Suite in B-flat major (Work for chamber orchestra)
