1656 in music
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The year 1656 in music involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Publications
[edit] Classical music
[edit] Opera
- William Davenant – The Siege of Rhodes – Composers included Henry Lawes and Matthew Locke
[edit] Births
- May 31 - Marin Marais, viol player and composer (died 1728)
- date unknown - Johann Paul von Westhoff, violinist and composer (died 1705)
[edit] Deaths
- June 9 - Thomas Tomkins, Cornish composer (born 1572)
- date unknown - Francesco Turini, organist and composer (born c. 1595)
