1694 in music

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See also: 1693 in music, other events of 1694, 1695 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

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

[edit] Events

• Musician Johannes Kelpius and his group of "mystics" arrive at the Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bringing instruments that became an integral part of their church life.

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

• Tomaso Albinoni - 12 Sonata a tre (Op. 1)
• Arcangelo Corelli - Op. 4, 12 trio sonatas
• Henry Purcell - Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II of England

[edit] Opera

• John Eccles - Macbeth
• Francesco Gasparini - Il Roderico
• Johann Philipp Krieger - Hercules unter denen Amazonen
• Alessandro Scarlatti - Pirro e Demetrio, premièred in Naples

[edit] Births

• July 4 - Louis-Claude Daquin, composer (died 1772)
• August 5 - Leonardo Leo, composer (died 1744)

[edit] Deaths

• May - Johann Michael Bach, composer, brother of Johann Christoph Bach (born 1648)