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1725 In Music
The year 1725 in music involved some significant events. Events *March 25 (Palm Sunday) – First performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale cantata ''Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern'', BWV 1, at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig. *March 30 – Repeat performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's ''St John Passion'' (BWV 245, BC D 2b ncluding BWV 245a, b, and c at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig (using parts from his ''Weimarer Passion''). *Giovanni Battista Pergolesi goes to Naples to study under Gaetano Greco. Domenico Scarlatti is also in Naples at this time. *Nineteen-year-old Giovanni Battista Martini is appointed chapel-master of the Franciscan church at Bologna. Publications *Johann Sebastian Bach – ''Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, Book 2'' * Joseph Bodin De Boismortier **6 Sonatas for 3 Flutes, Op. 7 **6 Sonatas for 2 Flutes, Op. 8 *Johann Fux – ''Gradus ad Parnassum'' (Vienna) *''Concerti di flauto, violini, violetta, e basso di diversi autori'' (24 concertos fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 25 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. * 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967. * 717 – Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter the clergy. * 919 – Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII. *1000 – Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government. *1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). * 1409 – The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. *1519 – Hernando Cortes, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. *1576 – Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London. * ... [...More Info...] |