1730 in music

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See also: 1729 in music, other events of 1730, 1731 in music, list of years in music.

Events

• The Beggar's Opera by John Gay is so popular that a deck of playing cards based on the characters is printed.
• Antonio Vivaldi and his family arrive in Prague.

Classical music

• Johann Sebastian Bach - Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (cantata)
• Antonio Caldara - La Passione di Gesù Cristo
• Benedetto Marcello - Requiem "In the Venetian Manner"

Opera

• George Frideric Handel - Ormisda
• Leonardo Vinci - Artaserse

Births

• February 23 - Christian Joseph Lidarti
• June 14 - Antonio Sacchini

Deaths

• May 27 - Leonardo Vinci
• June 19 - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet