1631 in music
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Events
- January 9 - The masqueMasqueThe masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment which flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio...
Love's Triumph Through CallipolisLove's Triumph Through CallipolisLove's Triumph Through Callipolis was the first masque performed at the Stuart Court during the reign of King Charles I, and the first in which a reigning monarch appeared...
, written by Ben JonsonBen JonsonBenjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems...
and designed by Inigo JonesInigo JonesInigo Jones is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England...
, is performed at Whitehall Palace; the work features music by Nicholas LanierNicholas LanierNicholas Lanier, sometimes Laniere was an English composer, singer, lutenist and painter....
. - In VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, the plague outbreak of 1630–1631, after reducing the population by one third, comes to an end. Claudio MonteverdiClaudio MonteverdiClaudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the...
writes a mass for a service of thanksgiving, held at St Mark's BasilicaSt Mark's BasilicaThe Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice, northern Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture...
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Births
- October – Pierre BeauchampPierre BeauchampPierre Beauchamp was a French choreographer, dancer and composer, and the probable inventor of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation.-Biography:...
, choreographer, dancer and composer (died 1705) - October 3 – Sebastian Anton SchererSebastian Anton SchererSebastian Anton Scherer was a German composer and organist of the Baroque era.Scherer was born in Ulm, where he resided until his death. On 17 June 1653 he was elected town musician, and it was also around that time that he became assistant to Tobias Eberlin, then organist of the famous Ulm...
, composer (died 1712)
Deaths
- January 3 – Michelagnolo GalileiMichelagnolo GalileiMichelagnolo Galilei was an Italian composer and lutenist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, active mainly in Bavaria and Poland. He was the son of music theorist and lutenist Vincenzo Galilei, and the younger brother of the renowned astronomer Galileo Galilei.- Life :Galilei was...
, lutenist and composer (born 1575) - March 24 – Philipp DulichiusPhilipp DulichiusPhilipp Dulichius was a German composer.-Life:Dulichius Philip was born in Chemnitz, where his father, Caspar Deulich, was a clothier, councellor and mayor. Of his student days it is only known for certain that he was enrolled in the University of Leipzig in 1579...
, composer (born 1562) - August 6 – Juan Blas de CastroJuan Blas de CastroJuan Blas de Castro was a Spanish singer, musician, and composer.Born in Barrachina, in the province of Teruel, Spain, he was the second of four brothers. In 1592, he became part of the court of the Duke of Alba in Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, together with his friend, the poet and playwright Lope...
, singer and composer (born 1561)