1724 in music
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See also: 1723 in music, other events of 1724, 1725 in music, list of years in music.
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Events
- Johann Sebastian Bach begins his Mass in B minor.
- John Frederick Lampe arrives in Britain.
- Joseph Bodin de Boismortier moves to Paris from Perpignan.
- Agostino Steffani is elected honorary president of the Academy of Antient Musick in London.
- Johann Adolph Hasse arrives in Naples.
- The Le Saraste violin is made by Antonio Stradivari (now owned by the Real Concervatorio Superior de Música in Madrid, Spain).
- In Rome, Domenico Scarlatti meets Farinelli and Johann Joachim Quantz.
- Marriage of the daughter of music publisher, Jean-Baptiste Christophe Ballard and printer François Boivin.
- Brossard's collection of manuscripts is bought by King Louis XV of France.
Classical music
- St John's Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach (first performance at St. Nicolaikirche in Leipzig)
- Cantata No. 38 by Bach
- L'Apothéose de Corelli by François Couperin
- Musica sacra by William Croft
- Estro Poetrico Armonico, vol. 1 by Benedetto Marcello
- John Drury by Turlough O'Carolan (composed for the wedding of a local couple, John Drury and Elizabeth Goldsmith)
Opera
- Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) first performed in London. Music by George Frideric Handel.
- Tamerlano (Tamburlaine) first performed in London. Music by George Frideric Handel.
- Il Giustino - Antonio Vivaldi
Births
- December 1 - Dismas Hatas, composer
Deaths
- July 10 - Johann Theile, singer and composer