1691 in music
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Events
- July – Johann Heinrich ButtstettJohann Heinrich ButtstettJohann Heinrich Buttstett was a German Baroque organist and composer...
succeeds Nicolaus VetterNicolaus VetterAndreas Nicolaus Vetter was a German organist and composer.He was born in Herschdorf, Thuringia. He first studied music with G.K. Wecker in Nuremberg and was a student at the Rudolstadt Gymnasium from 1683 to 1688...
as organist of the PredigerkirchePredigerkirche (Erfurt)Predigerkirche is a Protestant church in Erfurt, Germany. It is a monastic church to the Dominican friary, Predigerkloster, adjacent to the church. Predigerkirche was originally built by the Dominican Order in the 13th century, when the mystic Meister Eckhart was prior here. The church only became...
in ErfurtErfurtErfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
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Classical music
- John BlowJohn BlowJohn Blow was an English Baroque composer and organist, appointed to Westminster Abbey in 1669. His pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis John Blow (baptised 23 February...
– Ode for St Cecilia's Day - Bianca Maria Meda – Cari Musici (motet)
- Andreas Werkmeister – Musikalische Temperatur
Opera
The following operaOpera
Opera 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...
s were composed:
- Henry PurcellHenry PurcellHenry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music...
– King Arthur (with libretto by John DrydenJohn DrydenJohn Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." He was made Poet...
) - Bernardo SabadiniBernardo SabadiniBernardo Sabadini was an Italian opera composer. He may have been a native of Venice. A number of his operas appear to have been revisions of works by other composers to an unknown extent...
– Diomede punito da Alcide
Births
- June 14 - Jan FrancisciJan FrancisciJan Francisci was an organist and composer born in Neusohl, Kingdom of Hungary . In 1709, he succeeded his father as cantor there before going to Vienna in 1722. He visited J.S. Bach in Leipzig in 1725. He worked as a church musician in until 1735, when he returned to Neusohl...
, organist and composer (died 1758) - December – Conrad Friedrich HurlebuschConrad Friedrich HurlebuschConrad Friedrich Hurlebusch was a German/Dutch composer and organist.-Life:Hurlebusch was born in Braunschweig, Germany. He received his first education from his father Heinrich Lorenz Hurlebusch, an organist and composer...
, organist and composer (died 1765) - date unknown - Francesco FeoFrancesco FeoFrancesco Feo was an Italian composer, known chiefly for his operas. He was born and died in Naples, where most of his operas were premièred.-Life:...
, opera composer (died 1761)
Deaths
- April 23 – Jean-Henri d'AnglebertJean-Henri d'AnglebertJean-Henri d'Anglebert was a French composer, harpsichordist and organist. He was one of the foremost keyboard composers of his day.-Life:...
, composer (born 1629) - date unknown – John Browne (music collector)