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The year 1660 in music involved some significant events.

Events

• Dieterich Buxtehude becomes organist at Helsingor in Denmark.
• Pelham Humphrey and John Blow become members of the Chapel Royal.

Classical music

• Giovanni Pandolfi - Sonata for violin

Opera

• Antonio Bertali - La magia delusa
• Juan Hidalgo - Celos aun del aire matan
• Francesco Manelli - La filo
• Francesco Rossi - L'Arianna
• Giuseppe Tricarico - L'Oronie
• Filippo Vismarri - L'Orontea
• Pietro Andrea Ziani - L'Antigona delusa da Alceste

Births

• May 2 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725)
• December 4 - André Campra, French composer (died 1744)
• date unknown
  • Johann Fux, composer (died 1741)
  • Johann Kuhnau, organist and composer (died 1722)

Deaths