1721 in music
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The year 1721 in music involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- Johann Sebastian Bach marries his second wife, Anna Magdalena.
- Antonio Maria Bononcini becomes maestro di cappella in his native city of Modena.
- Georg Philipp Telemann becomes director of music in Hamburg.
[edit] Classical music
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburg Concertos, a collection of 3 concerti grossi and 3 ripieno concerti
- Pietro Locatelli - Concerti grossi (12), Op. 1: no 8 in F minor "Christmas Concerto"
[edit] Opera
- Filippo Amadei, Giovanni Bononcini & George Frideric Handel - Muzio Scevola
- Nicola Porpora - Eumene
- Alessandro Scarlatti - La Griselda
- Georg Philipp Telemann - Der Geduldige Socrates
- Antonio Vivaldi - La Silvia'
[edit] Births
- April 1 - Pieter Hellendaal, organist, violinist and composer (died 1799)
- December 9 - Peter Pelham, organist, harpsichordist and composer (d. 1805)
- date unknown
- Barbara Campanini, dancer
- Mathias van den Gheyn, composer (died 1785)
[edit] Deaths
- date unknown
- Johann Christoph Bach, organist, elder brother of Johann Sebastian (born 1642)
- Jacques Paisible, recorder virtuoso and composer (born c. 1656)
