1708 in music
The year 1708 in music involved some significant musical events and new works.
Events
- Alessandro Scarlatti returns to Naples from Venice.
- Johann Sebastian Bach becomes organist and concert-master at the Weimar court.
- Arcangelo Corelli returns to Rome and joins the household of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni.
Published popular music
- Lyra Davidica
- Isaac Watts, ''Hymns and Spiritual Songs''
Published classical music
- Tomaso Albinoni – 6 Sonate da chiesa, T.So 26–31, Op. 4
- Louis de Caix d'Hervelois – Pièces de viole, Livre 1
- Andre Campra – Cantates françoises
- Francisco José de Castro – 8 Concertos, Op. 4
- Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco – 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1
- Pierre Du Mage – Livre d'orgue
- Jean-Baptiste Stuck – ''Cantates françaises Livre II''
Classical music
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- *Gott ist mein König, BWV 71
- *Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 143
- *Kyrie in F major, BWV 233a
- *Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
- *Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545a
- *Toccata and Fugue in E major, BWV 566
- *Fugue on a Theme by Giovanni Legrenzi, BWV 574
- *Fugue in C minor, BWV 575
- *Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
- *Heut’ triumphiret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630
- *Fantasia super 'Jesu, meine Freude', BWV 713
- *Suite in A major, BWV 832
- *Praeludium et partita dei tuono terzo, BWV 833
- *Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
- *Fugue in C major, BWV 946
- Antonio Maria Bononcini
- * Mentre in placido sonno
- * La presa di Tebe
- * Tutta fiamme e tutta ardore
- Antonio Caldara – Il martirio di Santa Caterina
- Henri Desmarets – Usque quo Domine
- George Frederic Handel
- *La Resurrezione
- *Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72
- *Ah, crudel! nel pianto mio, HWV 78
- *Aminta e Filide, HWV 83
- *Cuopre tal volta il cielo, HWV 98
- *Dalla guerra amorosa, HWV 102a
- *Ditemi, o piante, HWV 107
- *Lungi n'andò Fileno, HWV 128
- *Nel dolce tempo, HWV 135b
- *Nell'africane selve, HWV 136
- *Olinto pastore, Tebro fiume, Gloria, HWV 143
- *Quando sperasti, o core, HWV 153
- *Se pari è la tua fè, HWV 158a
- *Sento là che ristretto, HWV 161a
- Jacques-Martin Hotteterre – Pièces pour la flûte traversiere, Op. 2
- Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre – Cantates françaises sur des sujets tirés de l’écriture, Livre I
- Benedetto Marcello – 12 Concerti à 5, Op. 1
- Johann Mattheson – 12 Flute Sonatas, Op. 1
- Johann Pachelbel
- *An Wasserflüssen Babylon, P. 18
- *Plauener Orgelbuch
- James Paisible – The Saltarella. Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's Birthday, 1708...
- Bernardo Pasquini – Passagaglie and Variation
- Alessandro Scarlatti – Oratorio per la Passione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo
- Georg Philipp Telemann – Singet dem Herrn, TWV 1:1748
- Antonio Vivaldi
- *Cello Concerto in F major, RV 410
- *Concerto in A major, RV 585
- *Sonata for Violin, Oboe, Organ, Chalumeau and Continuo, RV 779
Opera
- Giovanni Bononcini – Mario fuggitivo
- Antonio Caldara – Più bel nome
- André Campra – Hippodamie
- Johann Joseph Fux – Pulcheria, K.303
- George Frideric Handel
- *Daphne
- *Florindo
- Antonio Literes – Acis y Galatea
- Nicola Porpora – ''L'Agrippina''
Births
- January 26 – William Hayes (composer), organist, singer, conductor and composer
- February 8 – Václav Jan Kopřiva, composer
- February 11 – Egidio Duni, composer of opera comique
- February 25 – Felix Benda, composer
- April 6 – Georg Reutter II, composer of church music
- May 5 – Johann Adolf Scheibe, composer and critic
- June 19 – Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer
- date unknown
- *Lavinia Fenton, actress, the original Polly Peachum
- *Johann Adolph Scheibe, composer
- *William Tuckey, composer
Deaths
- April 19 – Angiola Teresa Moratori Scanabecchi, composer and painter
- May 13 – Giovanni Battista Draghi, composer and keyboardist
- September 3 – Christian Liebe, organist and composer
- September 26 - Giovanni Battista Bianchini, composer, organist, and choir conductor
- October 1 – John Blow, composer
- date unknown
- *Moll Davis, singer
- *Johannes Kelpius, mystic and musician
- *Thomas Pereira, musician
- *Bernard Smith, organ maker