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Overview of the events of 1668 in music
The year 1668 in music involved some significant events.
Events
Publications
Classical music
Births
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January 8 –
Jean Gilles, composer (died 1705)
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June 19 –
Georg von Bertouch, composer (died 1743)
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September 13 –
Luca Antonio Predieri, composer (died 1767)
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October 29 –
Joseph-François Duché de Vancy, librettist (died 1704)
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November 10 –
François Couperin, French organist and composer (died 1733)
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November 27 –
Pantaleon Hebenstreit, German dance teacher, musician, composer and inventor of the
pantalon (died 1750)
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December 11 –
Apostolo Zeno, Venetian librettist (died 1750)
- date unknown –
John Eccles, English composer (died 1735)
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Deaths
References