1687 in music
The year 1687 in music involved some significant events.
Events
- January 30 – Louis XIV's entrance into the city hall inspires André Raison to write his offertory, subtitled "Vive le Roy de Parisiens" ("Long live the King of Parisians").
- During a performance of his own Te Deum, Lully injures his foot with the point of his cane; this results in death from gangrene a few weeks later.
- Jean-Nicolas Francine, Lully's son-in-law, becomes director of the Paris Opera.
Published popular music
Classical music
- John Blow – Ode for New Year's Day
- Giovanni Battista degli Antoni – Ricercate, Op. 1, one of the earliest examples of music for solo cello
- Giovanni Battista degli Antoni – Versetti per tutti li tuoni, tanto naturali, Op. 2, one of the largest Italian publications of liturgical organ versets of the era
Opera
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Deaths