1698 in music
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The year 1698 in music involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- Henry Purcell's widow publishes the first volume of Orpheus Britannicus.
- Antonio Stradivari makes the "Cabriac" violin.
[edit] Published popular music
[edit] Classical music
- Giuseppe Torelli - Concerti musicali a quattro op.6
[edit] Opera
The following operas were composed:
- Richard Leveridge - The Island Princess
- Luigi Manza - Tito Manlio; Partenope
[edit] Births
- January 13 - Metastasio, poet and lyricist (died 1782)
- date unknown - Antonio Bioni, composer (died 1739)
- probable - Giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer (died 1775)
[edit] Deaths
- date unknown - Thomas Connellan, composer and harpist (born c.1640)
