The year 1718 in classical music and in lyrical art

September

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25

Birth of Nicola ConfortoThat year: 1718, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1793)

November

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08

Birth of Joseph Aloys SchmittbaurThat year: 1718, Classical music, German composer, Kapellmeister, and instrument builder (dead in 1809)

21

Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm MarpurgThat year: 1718, Classical music, German music critic, music-theorist and composer (dead in 1795)

24

Birth of Lorenzo GibelliThat year: 1718, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1812)

26

Death of Bernardo SabadiniThat year: 1718, Classical music, Italian composer

This was also in 1718

Birth of Giovanni Battista ZingoniThat year: 1718, Classical music, composer (dead in 1811). Birth of Richard MudgeThat year: 1718, Classical music, English composer (dead in 1763). Birth of Antonio FerradiniThat year: 1718, Classical music, Italian composer (dead in 1779). Birth of Mlle DuvalThat year: 1718, Classical music, French composer (dead in 1775). Death of Augustin Reinhard StrickerThat year: 1718, Classical music, German composer (born in 1680).

Works (composition or publishing)

• Tomaso Albinoni (age 47)
• Cleomene (Opera)
• Meleagro (Opera)
• Antonio Vivaldi (age 40)
• TeuzzoneThat year: 1718, Classical music (Opera)
• Armida al campo d'EgittoThat year: 1718, Classical music (Opera)
• Artabano, re dei Parti (Opera)
• Georg Philipp Telemann (age 37)
• Jupiter und Semele (Opera)
• George Frideric Handel (age 33)
• Acis and Galatea (masque)That year: 1718, Classical music (Opera) Premiere
• EstherThat year: 1718, Classical music (Work for choir) Premiere
• Chandos Anthem No. 1, “O be joyful in the Lord” (Work for choir)
• As pants the hart (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 10, “The Lord is my light” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 2, “In the Lord put I my trust” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 3, “Have mercy upon me” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 4, “O sing unto the Lord a new song” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 5, “I will magnify thee” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 7, “My song shall be alway” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 8, “O come, let us sing unto the Lord” (Work for choir)
• Chandos Anthem No. 9, “O praise the Lord with one consent” (Work for choir)
• Let God arise (Work for choir)
• Bella ma ritrosetta (Work for choir)
• Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno (Work for choir)
• Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno (Work for choir)
• Il Gelsomino or Son Gelsomino (Work for choir)
• La Solitudine or L'aure grate, il fresco rio (Work for choir)
• Mi palpita il cor (Work for choir)
• Te Deum ("Chandos" or "Cannons") (Work for choir)
• Allegro in F major (Work for soloist)
• Con lacrime si belle (Song, lied)
• Spera chi sa perchè la sorte (Song, lied)
• Aria in D minor (Work for soloist)
• Non so se avrai mai bene (Song, lied)
• Fugue for organ or harpsichord in G major (Work for soloist)
• Fugue for organ or harpsichord in A minor (Work for soloist)
• Fugue for organ or harpsichord in C minor (Work for soloist)
• Fugue for organ or harpsichord in G minor (Work for soloist)
• Fugue for organ or harpsichord in B minor (Work for soloist)
• Concerto grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3 No. 2 (Work for orchestra)
• Concerto grosso in G major, Op. 3 No. 3 (Work for orchestra)
• Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (Work for orchestra)
• Prelude in A minor (Work for soloist)
• Prelude in F-sharp minor (Work for soloist)
• Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 2 No. 3 (Work for chamber orchestra)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (age 33)
• Partita for flute in A minorThat year: 1718, Classical music (Work for soloist), composed in 1723