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EVENTS

Henry Purcell 's widow publishes the first volume of ''Orpheus Britannicus''.

Antonio Stradivari makes the "Cabriac" violin.

PUBLISHED POPULAR MUSIC

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Giuseppe Torelli - ''Concerti musicali a quattro'' op.6

OPERA

Richard Leveridge - ''The Island Princess''

Luigi Manza - ''Tito Manlio''; ''Partenope''

BIRTHS

January 13 - Pietro Metastasio , poet and lyricist

''date unknown'' - Antonio Bioni , composer

''probable'' - Giovanni Battista Sammartini , composer

DEATHS

''date unknown'' - Thomas Connellan , composer and harpist