1639 in music

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See also: 1638 in music, other events of 1639, 1640 in music, list of years in music.

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

[edit] Events

[edit] Classical music

• Heinrich Schütz - Kleine geistliche Konzerte (Small Sacred Concertos), part 2

[edit] Opera

• Marco Marazzoli and Virgilio Mazzocchi - Chi soffre, speri, libretto by Cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi (later Pope Clement IX), premiéred in Rome
• Claudio Monteverdi - Adone, premiéred in Venice

[edit] Births

• April 3 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (died 1682)

[edit] Deaths