1706 in music

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See also: 1705 in music, other events of 1706, 1707 in music, list of years in music.

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

[edit] Events

[edit] Classical music

• Jean-Adam Guilain - Pièces d'orgue pour le Magnificat sur les huit tons différents de l'église
• First harpsichord book by Jean-Philippe Rameau

[edit] Opera

• Francesco Mancini - Alessandro il Grande in Sidone

[edit] Births

• April 24 - Giovanni Battista Martini, violinist, harpsichordist and composer (born 1784)
• October 18 - Baldassare Galuppi, composer best known for his operas (born 1785)

[edit] Deaths

• March 3 - Johann Pachelbel, composer (born 1653)
• October 26 - Andreas Werckmeister, organist and composer (born 1645)