1683 in music

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Contents 1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Henry Purcell becomes organ maker and keeper of the king’s instruments at the Chapel Royal.

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

• Henry Purcell - first set of sonatas for two violins, bass, and basso continuo

[edit] Opera

• John Blow - Venus and Adonis (opera)
• Domenico Gabrielli - Il Gige in Lidia
• Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor - Der thöreichte Schaffer
• Jean-Baptiste Lully - Phaëton
• Alessandro Scarlatti - Pompeo

[edit] Births

• January 6 - François de La Croix, composer
• September 25 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer (died 1764)
• date unknown - Christoph Graupner, composer (died 1760)
• date unknown - Johann David Heinichen, composer and music theorist (died 1729)

[edit] Deaths

• July - Alessandro Poglietti, organist and composer
• date unknown - John Hingeston, organist, violist and composer