The year 1696 in music involved some significant events. Events Giacomo Antonio Perti becomes maestro di cappella to S Petronio, Bologna, where he remains for the rest of his life. Francesco Antonio Pistocchi becomes maestro di cappella to the Duke of Ansbach. Published popular music Classical music Henrico Albicastro – Il giardino armonico sacro-profano Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Harmonia artificioso-ariosa John Blow – Ode on the Death of Purcell Dieterich Buxtehude – VII suonate, op. 2 Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Ego mater agnitionis, H.371 Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer – Les pièces de clavessin, Op.2 Johann Kuhnau – Frische Klavierfrüchte Isabella Leonarda – Messe e motetti concertate, Op.18 Nicola Matteis – A Collection of New Songs Franz Xaver Murschhauser – Octi-tonium novum organicum, octo tonis ecclesiasticis, ad Psalmos, & magnificat Henry Purcell – A Choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsichord or Spinnet (published posthumously) Johann Paul von Westhoff – Six Partitas for solo violin Opera Tomaso Albinoni – Zenone, Imperator d'Oriente Giuseppe Aldrovandini – Dafni Giovanni Bononcini – Il Trionfo di Camilla Sebastián Durón – Salir el amor del mundo John Eccles – The Loves of Mars and Venus Marin Marais – Ariane et Bacchus Bernardo Pasquini – Radamisto Daniel Purcell – Brutus of Alba Alessandro Scarlatti – La Didone delirante, R.344.30 Births February 10 – Johann Melchior Molter, violinist and composer (died 1765) February 17 – Ernst Gottlieb Baron, lutenist and composer (died 1760) May 23 – Johann Caspar Vogler, organist and composer (died 1763) August 12 – Maurice Greene, composer (died 1725) November 11 – Andrea Zani, violinist and composer (died 1757) December 25 – Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, amateur composer (died 1715) date unknown Pierre Février, organist, harpsichordist and composer (died 1760) Marged ferch Ifan, harpist and wrestler (died 1793) Deaths April 21 – Jacques Gallot, composer May 31 – Heinrich Schwemmer, composer and music teacher (born 1621) June 29 – Michel Lambert, French composer of airs (born 1610) July 25 – Clamor Heinrich Abel, German composer (born 1634) References 17th century in music Music by year