1738 In Music
Events * January – Antonio Vivaldi conducts a festival to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Schouwburg theater. * 4 May – Foundation of the Imperial Ballet School at Saint Petersburg, with Jean-Baptiste Landé as its principal. * Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, having completed a law degree, is hired as a court musician by Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia, the future Frederick the Great (Bach will remain in Frederick's service until 1768). Classical music *Johann Sebastian Bach ** Kyrie–Gloria masses, BWV 233–236 **Harpsichord Concerto No.3 in D major, BWV 1054 * Francesco Durante – ''Messa piccola di requiem'' in G *George Frideric Handel – ''La bianca rosa'', HWV 160c * Leonardo Leo **Cello Concerto in A major, L.50 **Cello Concerto in D minor, L.60 * Jan Dismas Zelenka – ''Miserere'', ZWV 57 Opera * Thomas Arne – ''Comus'' *Antonio Bioni – ''Girita'' * François Francoeur and François Rebel – ''Le Ballet de la paix'' (Paris, Op ...
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