1696 in music

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See also: 1695 in music, other events of 1696, 1697 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

• Giacomo Antonio Perti becomes maestro di cappella to S Petronio, Bologna, where he remains for the rest of his life.

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

• Henrico Albicastro - Il giardino armonico sacro-profano
• John Blow - Ode on the Death of Purcell
• Dieterich Buxtehude - Frische Klavierfrüchte

[edit] Opera

• Tomaso Albinoni - Zenone, Imperator d'Oriente
• Giovanni Bononcini - Il Trionfo di Camilla
• Bernardo Pasquini - Radamisto

[edit] Births

• August 12 - Maurice Greene, composer (died 1725)
• date unknown - Anna Maria of the Pietà, string player

[edit] Deaths

• April 21 - Jacques Gallot, composer