1660 in music

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The year 1660 in music involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Events
2 Classical music
3 Opera
4 Births
5 Deaths

Events

Dieterich Buxtehude becomes organist at Helsingor in Denmark.
Pelham Humphrey and John Blow become members of the Chapel Royal.

Classical music

Giovanni Pandolfi – Sonata for violin

Opera

Antonio Bertali – La magia delusa
Juan Hidalgo de Polanco – Celos aun del aire matan
Francesco Manelli – La filo
Francesco Rossi – L'Arianna
Giuseppe Tricarico – L'Oronie
Filippo Vismarri – L'Orontea
Pietro Andrea Ziani – L'Antigona delusa da Alceste

Births

April 6 - Johann Kuhnau, organist and composer (died 1722)
April 19 - Sebastián Durón, composer of stage music (died 1716)
May 2 – Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725)
December 4 (baptized) – André Campra, French composer (died 1744)
date unknown - Johann Fux, composer (died 1741)

Deaths

March 2 (buried) – Friederich Stellwagen, organ builder (born 1603)
date unknown - Johannes Praetorius, organist and composer (born 1595)