1633 in music

The year 1633 in music involved some significant events.

Events

• Heinrich Schütz travels to Denmark to be the interim choirmaster for King Christian IV.

Publications

• Ignazio Donati – Second book of masses for four and five voices, Op. 12 (Venice: Alessandro Vincenti)
• Benedetto Ferrari – , volume 1, published in Venice
• Melchior Franck – for four voices (Coburg: Johann Forckel), a funeral motet
• Francesco Pasquali – , Op. 6 (Orvieto: Giovanni Battista Robletti)

Classical music

• Antonio Maria Abbatini – , a dramatic cantata

Opera

• Michelangelo Rossi – (first performed in Rome)

Births

• September 6 – Sebastian Knüpfer, German composer (died 1676)
• date unknown – Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy, harpsichordist and organist (died 1694)

Deaths

• August 12 – Jacopo Peri, Italian composer and singer (born 1561)
• October 24 – Jean Titelouze, French composer, poet and organist (born c. 1562/3)

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