1668 in music
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The year 1668 in music involved some significant events.
Opera
Events
- Dietrich Buxtehude becomes organist at the MarienkircheSt. Mary's Church, LübeckThe Lutheran Marienkirche in Lübeck was constructed between 1250 and 1350. For many years it has been a symbol of the power and prosperity of the old Hanseatic city, and as Germany's third largest church it remains the tallest building of the old part of Lübeck. It is larger than Lübeck Cathedral...
in LübeckLübeckThe Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
. - Joseph HainesJoseph HainesJoseph Haines or Jo Haines was a 17th-century actor, singer, dancer, guitar player, fortune teller, and author.The Life of the Late Famous Comedian, Jo...
joins the troupe of performers at Hatton GardenHatton GardenHatton Garden is a street and area near Holborn in London, England. It is most famous for being London’s jewellery quarter and centre of the UK diamond trade, but the area is also now home to a diverse range of media and creative businesses....
, London. - Antonio DraghiAntonio DraghiAntonio Draghi was a Baroque composer. He possibly was the brother of Giovanni Battista Draghi.Draghi was born at Rimini in Italy, and was one of the most prolific composers of his time. His contribution to the development of Italian opera was particularly significant...
is appointed to the court of Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorLeopold I, Holy Roman Emperor| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...
, at Vienna.
Publications
- Thomas TomkinsThomas TomkinsThomas Tomkins was an English composer of the late Tudor and early Stuart period. In addition to being one of the prominent members of the English madrigal school, he was a skilled composer of keyboard and consort music, and the last member of the English virginalist school.-Life:Tomkins was born...
– Musica Deo Sacra, published posthumously by his son, Nathaniel
Classical music
- Gaspar de VerlitGaspar de VerlitGaspar de Verlit or Gaspar Verlit was a Baroque composer, first chorister and later also a singer at the court chapel in Brussels, choirmaster at St.Vincent’s Church in Soignies and singing master at St. Nicolas Church in Brussels. In 1658, he became chaplain at the court chapel. He published two...
– Missae et motettae nec non quator antiphonae B. Mariae Virginis, vol. 2
OperaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
- Antonio CestiAntonio CestiAntonio Cesti , known today primarily as an Italian composer of the Baroque era, he was also a singer , and organist. He was "the most celebrated Italian musician of his generation".- Biography :...
– Il pomo d'oroIl pomo d'oroIl pomo d'oro is an opera in a prologue and five acts by the Italian composer Antonio Cesti with a libretto by Francesco Sbarra . It was first performed before the imperial court in a specially constructed open-air theatre Vienna in 1668... - Antonio DraghiAntonio DraghiAntonio Draghi was a Baroque composer. He possibly was the brother of Giovanni Battista Draghi.Draghi was born at Rimini in Italy, and was one of the most prolific composers of his time. His contribution to the development of Italian opera was particularly significant...
– Achille riconsciuto - Jacopo MelaniJacopo MelaniJacopo Melani was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani.-Works:...
– Il Girello
Births
- November 10 – François CouperinFrançois CouperinFrançois Couperin was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.-Life:Couperin was born in Paris...
, organist and composer (died 1733) - date unknown – John Eccles, composer (died 1735)
Deaths
- April 7 – Sir William DavenantWilliam DavenantSir William Davenant , also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright. Along with Thomas Killigrew, Davenant was one of the rare figures in English Renaissance theatre whose career spanned both the Caroline and Restoration eras and who was active both before and after the English Civil...
, author of The Siege of RhodesThe Siege of RhodesThe Siege of Rhodes is an opera written to a text by the impresario William Davenant. The score is by five composers, the vocal music by Henry Lawes, Matthew Locke, and Captain Henry Cooke, and instrumental music by Charles Coleman and George Hudson...
, considered the first opera in English (born 1606) - October 23 – Giovanni RovettaGiovanni RovettaGiovanni Rovetta was an Italian baroque composer and maestro di capella of the Capella Marciana at St Mark's Basilica, Venice between Monteverdi and Cavalli.-References:...
, composer - December 2 – Albertus BryneAlbertus BryneAlbertus Bryne was an English organist and composer.-Biography:His teacher was John Tomkins, organist of St Paul's Cathedral, a role in which he succeeded his teacher in 1638. He was dismissed from the post by the Puritans and, during the Commonwealth, taught the harpsichord...
, English composer and organist (born 1621)