1729 in music

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See also: 1728 in music, other events of 1729, 1730 in music, list of years in music.

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

[edit] Events

• George Frideric Handel becomes co-manager of the King's Theatre, London.
• Pietro Locatelli settles in Amsterdam, where he will spend the rest of his life.

[edit] Classical music

• Joseph Bodin de Boismortier - Concerto for cello, viol or bassoon
• Antonio Caldara - Vicino a un rivoletto
• Jean-Joseph Mouret - Symphony de Fanfare

[edit] Opera

• Tomaso Albinoni - La fortezza al cimento
• John Gay - The Beggar's Opera
• Giovanni Battista Mancini - Endimione

[edit] Births

• October 1 - Anton Adlgasser, composer
• December 3 - Antonio Soler, composer (died 1783)

[edit] Deaths

• July 16 - Johann David Heinichen, composer (born 1683)