The year 1673 in music involved some significant events. Events John Blow becomes organist of Westminster Abbey. Agostino Steffani begins his studies in Rome under Ercole Bernabei. Johann Michael Bach becomes organist and town clerk of Gehren. Robert Cambert arrives in Britain. Giovanni Maria Bononcini publishes his treatise, . Henry Purcell is apprenticed to the organist John Hingeston. Publications Giovanni Maria Bononcini – Musico prattico, Op.8 Erasmus Gruber – Synopsis musica Matthew Locke – The Present Practice of Musick Classical music Giovanni-Battista Agneletti – Gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto Heinrich Biber – Battalia à 10 Cristofaro Caresana – La Tarentella Marc-Antoine Charpentier Ouverture et intermèdes, H.494 Symphonie devant Regina, H.509 Prélude, H.510 Prélude, H.512 Agostino Guerrieri – 13 Sonatas, Op. 1 Sebastien Knüpfer – Erforsche mich, Gott (May 14) Giovanni Legrenzi Violin Duo and continuo La Cetra (Op. 10), a collection of sonatas Matthew Locke – Melothesia Jean-Baptiste Lully – La pastorale comique, LWV 33 Opera Wolfgang Carl Briegel – Jean-Baptiste Lully Cadmus et Hermione Alceste Antonio Sartorio – Orfeo Pietro Andrea Ziani – Marcello in Siracuse Matthew Locke – Psyche Births January 30 – Marc-Antoine Legrand, lyricist (died 1728) February 1 – Alessandro Marcello, composer (d. 1747) April 16 – Francesco Feroci, composer (d. 1750) June 18 – Antonio de Literes, composer of zarzuelas (died 1747) July 25 – Santiago de Murcia, guitarist and composer (died 1739) August 28 – Conrad Michael Schneider, composer (died 1752) September 29 – Jacques Hotteterre, composer (d. 1763) October 26 – Dimitrie Cantemir, composer, musicologist and polymath (d. 1723) date unknown – Johannes Kelpius, the first Pennsylvanian composer (died 1708) Deaths February 2 – Kaspar Förster, composer and musician (born by 1616) February 17 – Molière, opera librettist (born 1622) date unknown – Lemme Rossi, music theorist References 17th century in music Music by year