William Penn | 1680 | Frohberger (Johann Jacob), born 1637 founds Pennsylvania | | at Halle, Germany, died 1695. (1681). | | Organist. Many compositions for the | | organ and the clavichord. Vienna is besieged | | by the | | Buxtehude (Dietrich), born about Turks (1683). | | 1640 in Germany, died 1707. Many | | Organ compositions. Death of Corneille | | (1684). | | Gasparini (Michael-Angelo), born at | | Lucca, in Italy, during the second The Huguenots | | half of the seventeenth century, died expelled from | | in 1732. Many Operas. Founder of a France (1685). | | School of Singing at Venice. | | Peter the Great, | | Steffani (Agostino), called Gregoria Czar of Russia | | Piva, born about 1650, at Venice, died (from 1682 to | | 1730. Masses and other sacred 1725). | | compositions, Operas, vocal duets. | | William III., | 1690 | Baj (Tomaso), born about 1650, at Prince of | | Bologna, died 1714. Many sacred Orange, and | | compositions. A Miserere for the Mary (daughter | | Vatican, which is sometimes performed of James I.) his | | instead of that by Allegri. wife, declared | | King and Queen | | Corelli (Arcangelo), born 1653 at of England | | Fusignano, in Italy, died 1713. (1688). | | Violinist. Many concertos, etc. | | Charles XII. King | | Blow (John), born 1648 at of Sweden from | | Nottingham, died 1708. Many anthems, 1697 to 1718. | | psalms, etc. | | Alsace becomes | | Purcell (Henry), born 1658 in French (1697). | | London, died 1695. About 17 English | | Operas, secular songs, anthems and Death of Racine | | other sacred compositions. (1699). | | | | Krieger (Adam), born 1646 at Locke, philosopher, | | Nuernberg, died 1725. Operas, etc. English | | (1632-1704). | | | | Charles XII., | 1700 | SCARLATTI (ALESSANDRO), born 1659 King of Sweden, | | at Trapani, in Sicily, died 1725. at war | | Composed 115 Operas, 200 Masses, with Denmark, | | several Oratorios, many sacred and