1660 in music

The year 1660 in music involved some significant events.

Events

• Dieterich Buxtehude becomes organist at Helsingor in Denmark.
• Pelham Humphrey and John Blow become members of the Chapel Royal.

Classical music

• Giovanni Pandolfi – Sonatas for the Violin & Harpsichord opus 3 and 4 published and circulated in Austria

Opera

• Antonio Bertali – La magia delusa
• Juan Hidalgo de Polanco – Celos aun del aire matan
• Francesco Manelli – La filo
• Francesco Rossi – L'Arianna^[1]
• Giuseppe Tricarico – L'Oronie
• Filippo Vismarri – L'Orontea
• Pietro Andrea Ziani – L'Antigona delusa da Alceste

Births

• April 6 - Johann Kuhnau, organist and composer (died 1722)
• April 19 - Sebastián Durón, composer of stage music (died 1716)
• May 2 – Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725)
• December 4 (baptized) – André Campra, French composer (died 1744)
• date unknown - Johann Joseph Fux, composer (died 1741)

Deaths

• March 2 (buried) – Friederich Stellwagen, organ builder (born 1603)
• date unknown
  • Johann Klemm, German organist and composer (born c.1593)
  • Johannes Praetorius, organist and composer (born 1595)

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