1687 in music

The year 1687 in music involved some significant events.

List of years in music (table)

Events

  • January 30 – Louis XIV's entrance into the city hall inspires André Raison to write his offertory, subtitled "Vive le Roi de Parisiens" ("Long live the King of Parisians").
  • During a performance of his own Te Deum, Jean-Baptiste Lully injures his foot with the point of his cane; this results in death from gangrene a few weeks later.
  • Jean-Nicolas Francine, Lully's son-in-law, becomes director of the Paris Opera.

    Classical music

    Opera

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