The year 1716 in music involved some significant events. Events July 1 – Domenico Zipoli joins the Society of Jesus. Soon afterwards he is sent on a mission to Paraguay. Georg Philipp Telemann visits Eisenach, resulting in an appointment as visiting Kapellmeister. Antonio Stradivari – completes Le Messie violin (The Messiah Stradivarius) Jonathan Swift conceives the idea for the Beggar's Opera. Giuseppe Tartini hears Francesco Maria Veracini play the violin, and is inspired. Classical music William Babell – The Fourth Book of the Ladys Entertainment Johann Sebastian Bach Wachet, betet, seid bereit allezeit!, BWV 70a Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147a Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange, BWV 155 Komm, du süsse Todesstunde, BWV 161 Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186a In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 Diogenio Bigaglia – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 Louis-Nicolas Clérambault – Cantates françoises, Book 3 François Couperin Second livre de pièces de clavecin L'art de toucher le clavecin Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 4 Domenico Elmi – Oboe Concerto in A minor Francesco Geminiani – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 Georgio Gentili – 12 Violin Concertos, Op. 6 Christoph Graupner Verleih dass ich aus Herzensgrund, GWV 1114/16 Muss ich denn noch ferner leiden, GWV 1145/16 Gott ist für uns gestorben, GWV 1152/16 George Frideric Handel Concerto Grosso in F major, HWV 315 6 Fugues, HWV 605–610 Johann Kuhnau – Wenn ihr fröhlich seid an euren Festen Jean-Baptiste Loeillet – 12 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 4 Michel Montéclair – Musette (Les festes de l'été) Giovanni Mossi – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 Alessandro Scarlatti – Ombre tacite e sole Georg Philipp Telemann Concerto for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, Timpani and Strings in D major Brockes Passion, TWV 5:1 Germania mit ihrem Chor, TWV 12:1c Kleine Kammermusik Francesco Maria Veracini Six Overtures (first performed, Venice) 12 Sonate a violino o flauto solo e basso (manuscript) Robert di Visée – Pièces de théorbe et de luth Antonio Vivaldi La stravaganza, Op. 4 6 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 12 Concerti, Op.7 Violin Concerto in C major, RV 195 Violin Concerto in D major, RV 205 Violin Concerto in D minor, RV 245 Violin Concerto in F major, RV 292 Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 319 Violin Concerto in A major, RV 340 Violin Concerto in A major, RV 343 Gloria in D major, RV 589 Juditha Triumphans, RV 644 Recorder