1636 in music

1636 in music

The year 1636 in music involved some significant events.

Events

*January - Johann Erasmus Kindermann is ordered to return to Nuremberg to become second organist of Frauenkirche.
*February 23 or 24 - The masque, "Triumphs of the Prince d'Amour", by William Davenant, is performed, with music composed by brothers Henry and William Lawes.
*Vittoria Aleotti becomes prioress of the Augustinian convent of St. Vito, Ferrara, Italy.
* King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria visit Oxford University in August. They are entertained with plays, two of which — William Strode's "The Floating Island" and William Cartwright's "The Royal Slave" — feature music by Henry Lawes.

Classical music

* Heinrich Schütz - "Kleine geistliche Konzerte" (Small Sacred Concertos), part 1

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