The year 1723 in music involved some significant events.

Events

April 13 Events Pre-1600 *1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. * 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. 1601–1900 *1612 – In one of the epic samurai ...

– Johann Sebastian Bach is given permission to leave Köthen to take up his new appointment (from May 5) as cantor and musical director of

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. Other candidates for the post included Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, Georg Philipp Telemann and

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 ...

. *July/August –

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

moves to 25 Brook Street, London, the modern-day Handel House Museum. * November 2 – J. S. Bach's cantata ''Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest'', BWV 194 is first performed for dedication of the church and organ at

Störmthal Störmthal is a village, part of Großpösna in the Leipzig (district), Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is known for its church in Baroque architecture, Baroque style. The organ, an early work by Zacharias Hildebrandt, was played and inaugu ...

. * December 26 – J. S. Bach's cantata ''Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes'', BWV 40 is first performed in Leipzig. *

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. ...

begins his last major work, a serenata for the marriage of the prince of Stigliano, which will be left unfinished at his death. *Publication of ''Opinioni de' cantori antichi e moderni'' by

Pier Francesco Tosi Pier Francesco Tosi (c. 16531732) was a castrato singer, composer, and writer on music. His ''Opinoni de' cantori antichi e moderni...'' was the first full-length treatise on singing and provides a unique glimpse into the technical and social asp ...

. * Francesco Maria Veracini returns to Florence after a period in Germany. *

Antonio Vandini Antonio Vandini (1691 – 1778), a close friend of Giuseppe Tartini, was a cellist and composer. He was one of the foremost virtuoso performers of his era and spent the vast majority of his career as the first violoncellist of the ″Veneranda ...

and Giuseppe Tartini go into the service of Count Kinsky in Prague.

Classical music

Attilio Ariosti Attilio Malachia Ariosti (or Frate Ottavio) (5 November 1666 – 1729) was a Servite Friar and Italian composer in the Baroque style, born in Bologna. He produced more than 30 operas and oratorios, numerous cantatas and instrumental works. Life ...

– ''Caio Marzio Coriolano'' * Johann Sebastian Bach **'' Inventions and Sinfonias'', BWV 772-801 ** Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a **Fugue in C major, BWV 953 **First cycle of church cantatas, on his first year of tenure as '' Thomaskantor'': *** ''Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe'', BWV 22 ***'' Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn'', BWV 23 ***'' Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe'', BWV 25 ***'' Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft'', BWV 50 ***'' Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten'', BWV 59 ***''

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort "" (O Eternity, you word of thunder) is a Lutheran hymn in German, with text by Johann Rist, first published in Lüneburg in 1642. It was translated into English in several versions. The hymn was used in cantata music, including Bach's first chora ...

'', BWV 60 ***'' Sehet, welch eine Liebe'', BWV 64 ***'' Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele'', BWV 69a ***'' Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!'', BWV 70 ***'' Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes'', BWV 76 ***'' Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben'', BWV 77 ***'' Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende'', BWV 90 ***'' Christus, der ist mein Leben'', BWV 95 ***'' Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht'', BWV 105 ***'' Preise, Jerusalem, den Herren'', BWV 119 ***'' Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz'', BWV 136 ***''

Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Why are you afflicted, my heart) is a Lutheran hymn. According to some sources, both hymn writer and composer are anonymous. The melody, Zahn No. 1689a, appeared on broadsides from the mid-16th century i ...

'', BWV 138 ***''

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata ' (Heart and mouth and deed and life), 147 in 1723 during his first year as ''Thomaskantor'', the director of church music in Leipzig. Bach cantata, His cantata is part of Bach's first cantata cyc ...

'', BWV 147 ***'' Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens'', BWV 148 ***'' Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe'', BWV 167 ***'' Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht'', BWV 186 ***''

Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied "Sing dem Herrn ein neues Lied" ("Sing unto the Lord a new song") is a Lutheran hymn in four stanzas by Matthäus Apelles von Löwenstern.

'', BWV 190 ***'' Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest'', BWV 194 ***'' Jesu, meine Freude'', BWV 227 * Antonio Caldara – ''La concordia de' pianeti'' * Louis-Antoine Dornel – ''Concerts de simphonies'' *

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, ...

– Concerto Grosso in F major, HWV 331 * Jean-Marie Leclair – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 * John Loeillet – ''6 Suites of Lessons for the Harpsichord'' * Marin Marais **''La Gamme et Autres Morceaux de Symphonie'' (inc. '' Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris'') *

**''29 Partite sopra l’aria della Folia'' **''Primo e Secondo Libro di Toccate per Cembalo'' * Giovanni Battista Somis – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 2 * Georg Philipp Telemann **''Hamburger

Admiralitätsmusik ''Hamburger Admiralitätsmusik'' (''Hamburg Admiralty Music'') TWV 24:1 is a secular oratorio for soloists, choir and orchestra composed by Georg Philipp Telemann to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hamburg's admiralty. It was first performed ...

'' (Hamburg Admiralty Music) **Overture-Suite in C major, TV 55:C3 "Wassermusik" **'' Siehe, es hat überwunden'', TWV 1:1328 (attributed to J.S. Bach as BWV 219) *

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 ...

– '' The Four Seasons'' (approximate date) * Jan Dismas Zelenka **Concerto a 8 in G major **''Proh, quos criminis'', ZWV 172

Opera

* Giovanni Bononcini – ''Erminia'' * François Colin de Blamont – ''Les Festes grecques et romaines'' * Francesco Feo – ''Morano e Rosina'' *

**'' Flavio'' **'' Ottone'' * Leonardo Leo – ''La’mpeca scoperta'' * Nicola Porpora **''Adelaide'' **''Imeneo in Atene'' * Pietro Torri – ''Griselda'' *

– '' Ercole su'l Termodonte'', RV 710

Births

* April 25 –

Giovanni Marco Rutini Giovanni Marco Rutini (25 April 1723 – 22 December 1797) was an Italian composer. Biography He was born in Florence and studied at the Naples ''Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini''. In 1748 he came to Prague and joined the Locatelli ens ...

, composer (died 1797) * July 11 –

Jean-François Marmontel Jean-François Marmontel (11 July 1723 – 31 December 1799) was a French historian, writer and a member of the Encyclopédistes movement. Biography He was born of poor parents at Bort, Limousin (today in Corrèze). After studying with th ...

, librettist (died 1799) * July 29 – Christlieb Siegmund Binder, composer (died 1789) *

November 9 Events Pre-1600 * 694 – At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery. * 1277 – The Treaty of Aberconwy, a humiliating settlement f ...

– Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, composer (died 1787) * December 22 – Carl Friedrich Abel, composer (died 1787) *''date unknown'' **

Pascal Taskin Pascal-Joseph Taskin (27 July 1723 – 9 February 1793) was a Belgium-born French harpsichord and piano maker. Biography Pascal Taskin, born in Theux near Liège, but worked in Paris for most of his life. Upon his arrival in Paris, he apprentice ...

, harpsichord and piano maker (died 1793) ** Francesco Uttini, conductor and composer (died 1795) ** John Wainwright, composer (died 1768)

Deaths

* February 7 – Carlo Francesco Pollarolo, composer (born c. 1653) *

August 21 Events Pre-1600 * 959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. * 1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. *1169 – Battle o ...

– Dimitrie Cantemir, prince and polymath (born 1673) *

September 23 Events Pre-1600 * 38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified. * 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat ...

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William Babell William Babell (or Babel) (c. 1690 - 23 September 1723) was an English musician, composer and prolific arranger of vocal music for harpsichord. Life He received his musical training from his father, Charles Babel, a bassoonist in the Drury Lane ...

, organist and composer (born 1690)

References

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