The year 1688 in music involved some significant events. Quick Facts List of years in music (table) ... List of years in music (table) … 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science +... vte Close Events Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, hired Bartolomeo Cristofori as his keeper of musical instruments. Published popular music Lilliburlero in popular circulation Classical music John Blow – Ode for New Year's Day Marc-Antoine Charpentier Magnificat à 4 voix sans instruments, H.76 Dixit Dominus H.202 Gottfried Finger – 12 Sonatas for Diverse Instruments, Op.1 Johann Philipp Krieger – O Jesu, du mein Leben Henry Purcell – A Fool's Preferment, Z.571 André Raison – Premier livre d'orgue Johann Schenck – Tyd en Konst-Oeffeningen, Op.2 Daniel Speer Philomela angelica cantionum sacrarum Musikalisch-türkischer Eulenspiegel Giuseppe Torelli – 12 Concertino per camera for Violin and Cello, Op. 4, published in Bologna Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani – Salmi, Mottetti e Litanie della B. V. a 1. 2. 3. voci Johann Jakob Walther – Hortulus chelicus Opera Marc-Antoine Charpentier – David et Jonathas Johann Philipp Förtsch – Die heilige Eugenia Jean-Louis Lully – Zephire et Flore Henry Purcell – Dido and Aeneas Z.626 Philidor André Danican l'aine – Le Mariage de la grosse Cathos Births April 15 – Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer (died 1758) October 17 – Domenico Zipoli, composer (died 1726) date unknown Zacharias Hildebrandt, organ builder (died 1777) Lorenzo Sornis, violinist Deaths January 8 – Francesco Foggia, composer (b. 1604) January 29 – Carlo Pallavicino, Italian composer (b. c. 1630) May 14 – Carlo Grossi, composer (born c. 1634) November 26 – Philippe Quinault, librettist for many operas of Jean-Baptiste Lully (born 1635) date unknown – Anne Chabanceau de La Barre (born c. 1628) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.