1678 in music

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See also: 1677 in music, other events of 1678, 1679 in music and the list of years in music.

Contents 1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• John Blow becomes a doctor of music.
• Seventeen-year-old Giacomo Antonio Perti composes his first opera.

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Opera

• Johann Theile - Der erschaffene, gefallene und aufgerichtete Mensch

[edit] Births

• March 4 - Antonio Vivaldi, composer (died 1741)
• December 30 - William Croft, organist and composer (died 1727)

[edit] Deaths

• August 5 - Juan García de Zéspedes, composer (born 1619)
• date unknown
  • Giovanni Maria Bononcini, violinist and composer
  • Leonora Duarte, composer
  • John Jenkins, composer (born 1592)