(or Die römische Unruhe, oder Die edelmühtige Octavia) Alessandro Scarlatti Alle Troiane antenne, H.30 Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme Theoretical Writings Jacques Boyvin – Traité abrégé de l’Accompagnement Johann Peter Sperling – Principia Musicæ Births :De: Johann Elias Bach January 24 – Farinelli, celebrated castrato (died 1782) February 20 – Nicolas Chédeville, composer, musette player and maker (died 1782) September 19 – Marguerite-Antoinette Couperin, French harpsichordist (died 1778) September 28 – Johann Peter Kellner, organist and composer (died 1772) November 5 – Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, composer and violinist (died 1770) November 29 – Michael Christian Festing, violinist and composer (died 1752) date unknown Louis Archimbaud, organist and composer (died 1789) Nicola Sabatino, composer (died 1796) probable – Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, composer and harpsichordist (died 1755) Deaths February – Pierre Beauchamp, dancer, choreographer and composer (born 1631) February 5 – Jean Gilles, composer (born 1668) June 13 – Nicholas Staggins, composer, Master of the King's Musick April 17 – Johann Paul von Westhoff, violinist and composer (born 1656) December 1 – Jeremiah Clarke, composer (born c. 1674) probable – Giovanni Battista Rogeri, luthier (born c. 1650) References 18th century in music Music by year