1738 in music

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See also: 1737 in music, other events of 1738, 1739 in music, list of years in music.

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

[edit] Events

• Antonio Vivaldi conducts a festival to celebrate the 100th opening of the Schouwburg theater

[edit] Classical music

• Francesco Durante - Messa piccola di requiem in G

[edit] Opera

• Thomas Arne - Comus
• Antonio Bioni - Girita
• George Frideric Handel - Serse and Faramondo Serse and Faramondo
• Giovanni Battista Pescetti - La Conquista del Vello D'Oro
• Francesco Maria Veracini - Rosalinda

[edit] Births

• Leopold Hoffmann
• Jonathan Battishill, composer (died 1801)

[edit] Deaths

• March 25 - Turlough O'Carolan, harpist and composer (born 1670)
• December 22 - Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer (born 1681)