1707 in music
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See also: 1706 in music, other events of 1707, 1708 in music, list of years in music.
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[edit] Events
- George Frideric Handel meets Domenico Scarlatti in Venice.
- Johann Sebastian Bach marries his cousin, Maria Barbara.
- Antonio Caldara leaves his post in Mantua to become maestro di cappella to Prince Ruspoli in Rome.
- William Croft becomes "Master of the Children" at the Chapel Royal, in succession to Clarke.
[edit] Published popular music
- Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Isaac Watts (including "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross")
[edit] Classical music
- Tomaso Albinoni - Op. 5, a collection of concerti
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Christ lag in Todesbanden (cantata)
- Alessandro Scarlatti - Cain, overo Il primo omicidio (oratorio)
[edit] Opera
- Thomas Clayton - Rosamond, book by Joseph Addison, produced in London
- Nicola Fago - Radamisto
- Handel - Rodrigo
- Johann Christoph Pepusch - Thomyris, Queen of Scythia
- Alessandro Scarlatti - Mitridate Eupatore
- Agostino Steffani - Arminio
[edit] Births
- December 18 - Charles Wesley, hymn-writer (died 1788)
- date unknown - Michel Corrette, organist and composer (died 1795)
[edit] Deaths
- April 20 - Johann Christoph Denner, inventor of the clarinet (born 1655)
- May 9 - Dieterich Buxtehude, composer (born 1637)
- June - Gaspard Le Roux, French harpsichordist (born c.1660)
- August 20 - Nicolas Gigault, organist and composer (born 1627)
- September 5 - Johann Daniel Georg Speer, composer (born 1636) [1]
- December 1 - Jeremiah Clarke, composer (born c.1674)
- date unknown - Julie d'Aubigny ("La Maupin"), opera singer (born 1670)
- probable - Henry Playford, music publisher (born 1657)
