{{Year nav topic5, 1721, music The year 1721 in music involved some significant events.

Events

* December 3 – Johann Sebastian Bach marries his second wife,

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. * Antonio Maria Bononcini becomes maestro di cappella in his native city of Modena. * Georg Philipp Telemann becomes director of music in Hamburg.

Classical music

* Johann Sebastian Bach **''

Brandenburg Concertos The ''Brandenburg Concertos'' by Johann Sebastian Bach (Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 1046–1051), are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg ...

'', a collection of five concerti grossi and one ripieno concerto presented to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of

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. **Capriccio in E major, BWV 993 * Giovanni Bononcini – ''Cantate e Duetti'' * Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco – ''6 Concerti à più istrumenti'', Op. 5 *

Christoph Graupner Christoph Graupner (13 January 1683 – 10 May 1760) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel. Life Born in Hartmannsdorf ...

– Sonata in G minor, GWV 724 *

George Frideric Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque music, Baroque composer well known for his opera#Baroque era, operas, oratorios, anthems, concerto grosso, concerti grossi, ...

**''Crudel tiranno amor'', HWV 97 **Keyboard Sonatina in G minor, HWV 583 * Pietro Locatelli – ''12 Concerti grossi à 4 e à 5'', Op. 1 (including concerto in F minor "Christmas Concerto") *

Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of Fr ...

– ''Orphée'', RCT 27 *

Valentin Rathgeber Johann Valentin Rathgeber (3 April 1682 – 2 June 1750) was a German composer, organist and choirmaster of the Baroque Era. Life Rathgeber was born in Oberelsbach. His father, an organist, gave him his first music lessons. At the beginning o ...

– ''Octava musica clavium octo musicarum'', R 295 * Georg Philipp Telemann **''Ich halte aber dafür'', TWV 1:840 **''Ich hoffe darauf daß du so gnädig bist,'' TWV 1:847 *

Francesco Maria Veracini Francesco Maria Veracini (1 February 1690 – 31 October 1768) was an Italian composer and violinist, perhaps best known for his sets of violin sonatas. As a composer, according to Manfred Bukofzer, "His individual, if not subjective, style has ...

– 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 * Silvius Leopold Weiss – ''Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy arrivée'', WSW 20

Opera

Filippo Amadei Filippo Amadei, also known as Pippo del Violoncello ( fl. 1690–1730) was an Italian composer from Reggio Emilia, who was active in Rome and London. He appears to have worked as composer of cantatas, oratorios, and as a cellist for Cardinal O ...

, Giovanni Bononcini &

– '' Muzio Scevola'' * Giovanni Bononcini – ''Crispo'' *

– ''

Floridante ''Floridante'' ( HWV 14) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was by Paolo Antonio Rolli after Francesco Silvani's libretto for Marc'Antonio Ziani dramma per musica ''La costanza in trionfo'' ...

'', HWV 14 * Michel Richard de Lalande – ''

Les élémens ''Les Élémens'' (''The Elements''), or ''Ballet des élémens'', is an opéra-ballet by the French composers André Cardinal Destouches and Michel Richard Delalande (or de Lalande). It has a prologue and four '' entrées'' (as well as, original ...

'', S.153 (composed with André Cardinal Destouches) *

Giuseppe Maria Orlandini Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (4 April 167624 October 1760) was an Italian Baroque music, baroque Musical composition, composer particularly known for his more than 40 operas and intermezzos. Highly regarded by music historians of his day like Francesc ...

– '' Nerone'' * Nicola Porpora **''Eumene'' **''

Gli orti esperidi ''Gli orti esperidi'' (The Gardens of the Hesperides) is a libretto by Metastasio set first in 1721 by Nicola Porpora Nicola (or Niccolò) Antonio Porpora (17 August 16863 March 1768) was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroqu ...

'' *

Alessandro Scarlatti Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti (2 May 1660 – 22 October 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera. ...

– ''La Griselda'' * Georg Philipp Telemann – ''Der Geduldige Socrates'' *

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

– ''

La Silvia ''La Silvia'' ( RV 734) is an '' dramma pastorale per musica'' in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Enrico Bissari. It was first performed on 28 August 1721 at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan on the occasion of the birthday ...

,'' RV 734 *

Johann Adolph Hasse Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a co ...

– ''Antioco''

Theoretical Writings

* Alexander Malcolm – ''A Treatise of Musick'' * Johann Mattheson – ''Das forschende Orchestre'' * Franz Xaver Murschhauser – ''Academia Musico-Poetica Bipartita'' * Thomas Walter – ''The Grounds and Rules of Musick Explained''

Births

* April 1 –

Pieter Hellendaal Pieter Hellendaal (1 April 1721 – 19 April 1799) was a Dutch composer, organist and violinist. At age 30, he migrated to England where he lived for the last 48 of his 78 years, and where he was known as Peter Hellendaal. He was one of th ...

, organist, violinist and composer (died

1799 Events January–June * January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound, to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the French Revolutionary Wars. * January ...

) * April 7 –

Matthias Vanden Gheyn Matthias Vanden Gheyn ( nl, Matthijs Vanden Gheÿn or ; 7April 1721 – 22June 1785) was a Flemish musician from the Baroque/Classical transition period. He is a descendant of the famous bell founding family of the same name. During his life, ...

, composer (died

1785 Events January–March * January 1 – The first issue of the ''Daily Universal Register'', later known as ''The Times'', is published in London. * January 7 – Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries tr ...

) * December 9 – Peter Pelham, organist, harpsichordist and composer (d.

1805 After thirteen years the First French Empire abolished the French Republican Calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 11 – The Michigan Territory is created. * February 7 – King Anouvong become ...

) * December 27 ''(bapt.)'' – John Garth, composer (died

1810 Events January–March * January 1 – Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales. * January 4 – Australian seal hunter Frederick Hasselborough discovers Campbell Island, in the Subantarctic. * Janua ...

) *''date unknown'' **

Barbara Campanini Barbara Campanini, known as ''La Barbarina'', (27 September 1719 – 7 June 1799) was a famous Italian ballerina, one of the most important ballet dancers of the 18th century. Life Barbara Campanini was born in Parma. Many biographies say she wa ...

, dancer **

Quirino Gasparini Quirino Gasparini (24 October 1721 – 26 September 1778) was an Italian composer, born in Gandino, near Bergamo, Italy. He studied for the priesthood, but largely devoted his life to music, becoming ''maestro de capello'' at Turin's cathedra ...

, composer (died

1778 Events January–March * January 18 – Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS ''Resolution'' and HMS ''Discovery'', first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which he na ...

) ** Giovanni Battista Lorenzi, Italian librettist (died

1807 Events January–March * January 7 – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland issues an Order in Council prohibiting British ships from trading with France or its allies. * January 20 – The Sierra Leone Company, faced with b ...

)

Deaths

* February 22 –

Johann Christoph Bach Johann Christoph Bach (baptised – 31 March 1703) was a German composer and organist of the Baroque period. He was born at Arnstadt, the son of Heinrich Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach's first cousin once removed and the first cousin of J.S. ...

, organist, elder brother of Johann Sebastian (born 1642) *

September 3 Events Pre-1600 *36 BC – In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. * 301 – San Marino, one of the s ...

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Jan Antonín Losy Jan Antonín Losy, Count of Losinthal (German: ''Johann Anton Losy von Losinthal''); also known as Comte d'Logy (''Losi'' or ''Lozi''), (c. 1650 – 22 August 1721) was a Bohemian aristocrat, Baroque lute player and composer from Prague. His lute wo ...

, lute player and composer (born c. 1643) *''date unknown'' **

Jacques Paisible Jacques Paisible (ca. 16561721), also known as James Peasable or James Paisible, was a French baroque composer and recorder virtuoso who lived and worked in London for about forty years. Paisible arrived in London from France in September 1673, one ...

, recorder virtuoso and composer (born c. 1656) ** Jerónimo de Carrión, composer (b. 1660) 18th century in music Music by year