1706 in music
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See also: 1705 in music, other events of 1706, 1707 in music, list of years in music.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Classical music
- John Gostling - the "Gostling manuscript", a collection of sixty-four anthems: seventeen by Henry Purcell, twenty-three by John Blow, three by Matthew Locke, four by Pelham Humfrey, four by William Turner, and one by William Child, one by Henry Aldrich, three by Thomas Tudway, four by Jeremiah Clarke, and a few others.
- Jean-Adam Guilain - Pièces d'orgue pour le Magnificat sur les huit tons différents de l'église
- First harpsichord book by Jean-Philippe Rameau
[edit] Opera
- Francesco Mancini - Alessandro il Grande in Sidone
- Alessandro Scarlatti - Il Gran Tamerlano
[edit] Births
- April 24 - Giovanni Battista Martini, violinist, harpsichordist and composer (died 1784)
- October 18 - Baldassare Galuppi, composer best known for his operas (died 1785)
[edit] Deaths
- March 3 - Johann Pachelbel, composer (born 1653)
- October 26 - Andreas Werckmeister, organist and composer (born 1645)
