The year 1715 in music involved some significant events. Events September – Presumed staging of first Three Choirs Festival in England. Comédie en vaudeville is staged for the first time in Paris. Francesco Geminiani performs at the court of King George I of Great Britain, accompanied by Handel. Classical music Tomaso Albinoni – 12 Concerti a cinque, Op. 7 Johann Sebastian Bach Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubiliert, BWV 31 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132 Nur jedem das Seine, BWV 163 Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 English Suites (speculated year of composition) BWV 806–811 Suite in F minor, BWV 823 Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894 Fugue in A major, BWV 949 Francesco Antonio Bonporti – Concerti a quattro, Op. 11 Antonio Caldara – Motetti a due e tre voci, Op. 4 François Couperin George Frideric Handel Brockes-Passion, HWV 48 Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, HWV 313 Concerto Grosso in D minor, HWV 316 Concerto Grosso in D major, HWV 317 Jacques Hotteterre – Pièces pour la flûte traversiere, Op. 5 Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Cantates Françoises, Livre 3 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet – 12 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 3 Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor, S.Z799 Gaetano Meneghetti – Violin Concerto in A major James Paisible – The Friendship, Mr. Isaac's new dance for the year 1715... Jean-Philippe Rameau – Thétis, RCT 28 Johann Ernst Prinz von Sachsen-Weimar – Violin Concerto in G major Alessandro Scarlatti Sinfonie di concerto grosso Stabat Mater. Johann Christian Schickhardt – 6 Concertos for 4 Recorders and Continuo, Op. 19 Georg Philipp Telemann 6 Sonates à violon seul accompagné par le clavessin Sonata à 4, TWV 43:a5 Carlo Tessarini – 12 Concerti a cinque, Op. 1 Antonio Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A major, RV 345 Violin Concerto in B-flat major, RV 363 John Walsh (pub.) – The Bird Fancyer's Delight Jan Dismas Zelenka – Capriccio in D major, ZWV 182 Opera Giovanni Bononcini – Astarto George Frideric Handel – Amadigi di Gaula Johann Augustin Kobelius – Der unschuldig verdammte Heinrich, Fürst von Wallis Giuseppe Maria Orlandini – Bacocco e Serpilla Alessandro Scarlatti – Il Tigrane Domenico Scarlatti – La Dirindina Antonio Vivaldi – Nerone Fatto Cesare Births January 12 – Jacques