1633 in music
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The year 1633 in music
involved some significant events.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
involved some significant events.
Events
- Heinrich SchützHeinrich SchützHeinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
travels to DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to be the interim choirmaster for King Christian IVChristian IV of DenmarkChristian IV was the king of Denmark-Norway from 1588 until his death. With a reign of more than 59 years, he is the longest-reigning monarch of Denmark, and he is frequently remembered as one of the most popular, ambitious and proactive Danish kings, having initiated many reforms and projects...
Classical music
- Antonio Maria AbbatiniAntonio Maria AbbatiniAntonio Maria Abbatini was an Italian composer, active mainly in Rome.Abbatini was born in Città di Castello. He served as maestro di cappella at the Basilica of St. John Lateran from 1626 to 1628; at the cathedral in Orvieto in 1633; and at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome between 1640 to 1646, 1649...
– Il Pianto di Rodomonte, a dramatic cantata - Benedetto FerrariBenedetto FerrariBenedetto Ferrari was an Italian composer, particularly of opera, librettist and theorbo player.Ferrari was born in Reggio nell'Emilia. He worked in Rome , Parma , and possibly in Modena at some time between 1623 and 1637. He created music and libretti in Venice and Bologna, 1637-44...
– Musiche varier a voce sola, volume 1, published 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...
Births
- September 6 – Sebastian KnüpferSebastian KnüpferSebastian Knüpfer was a German composer. He was the cantor of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig from 1657 to 1676, and director of the city’s music.-Life:...
, composer (died 1676) - date unknown – Jean-Nicolas GeoffroyJean-Nicolas GeoffroyJean-Nicolas Geoffroy was a French harpsichordist and organist. His birthplace is unknown; he died in Perpignan....
, harpsichordist and organist (died 1694)
Deaths
- August 12 – Jacopo PeriJacopo PeriJacopo Peri was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera...
, Italian composer and singer (born 15611561 in music- Births :*August 20 – Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer of early opera *probable – Peter Philips , eminent English composer, organist, and Catholic priest , the most published English composer in his time.- Deaths :...
) - October 24 – Jean TitelouzeJean TitelouzeJean Titelouze was a French composer, poet and organist of the early Baroque period. His style was firmly rooted in the Renaissance vocal tradition, and as such was far removed from the distinctly French style of organ music that developed during the mid-17th century...
, French composer, poet and organist (born c. 1562/3)