1644 in music

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The year 1644 in music involved some significant events.

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

[edit] Events

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Opera

• Francesco Sacrati - La finta pazza
• Sigmund Theophil Staden - Seelewig, the first German singspiel

[edit] Births

• August 12 - Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, German composer of sonatas (died 1704)^[1]
• possible - Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian composer of sonatas (died 1692)^[2]

[edit] Deaths

• date unknown - Robert Ramsey, English organist and composer

[edit] References

1. ^ Palisca, Claude V. Baroque Music (1991) Prentice Hall:Englewood Cliffs, page 160
2. ^ ibid. page 153