1647 in music

Events

• Soprano Anne Chabanceau de La Barre makes her operatic debut.

Publications

• Constantin Huygens – Pathodia sacra et profana, a collection of psalms and songs, published in Paris
• Carlo Milanuzzi – Compieta intiera concertata for one, two, three, and four voices, Op. 23

Opera

• Luigi Rossi – Orfeo, premiered in Rome

Births

• December 4 – Daniel Eberlin, composer and Kapellmeister
• date unknown – Pelham Humfrey, English composer and singer

Deaths

• February 17 – Johann Heermann, hymn-writer
• March 15 – John Milton, amateur composer
• December 31 – Giovanni Maria Trabaci, organist and composer
• date unknown
• *Giovanni Battista Doni, musicologist
• *Mateo Romero, composer