1693 in music
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The year 1693 in music involved some significant events.
Events
- Georg Philipp Telemann is sent to school in Zellerfeld, in the hope that it will put him off a musical career.
- John Eccles becomes resident composer at Drury Lane theatre.
Published popular music
Classical music
Opera
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Médée
- Henri Desmarets – Didon
Births
- January 28 - Gregor Werner, composer (died 1766)
- August 8 – Laurent Belissen, composer (died 1762)
- October 28 - Šimon Brixi, composer (died 1735)
- date unknown - Lodovico Filippo Laurenti, composer (died 1757)
Deaths
- August 28 – Johann Christoph Bach, court musician (b. 1645)
- September - Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, composer (b. c.1633)
- date unknown – Johann Caspar Kerll, composer (born 1627)