1698 in music
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See also: 1697 in music, other events of 1698, 1699 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Henry Purcell's widow publishes the first volume of Orpheus Britannicus.
- Antonio Stradivari makes the "Cabriac" violin.
Published popular music
Classical music
- Giuseppe Torelli - Concerti musicali a quattro op.6
Opera
Births
- January 13 - Pietro Metastasio, poet and lyricist
- probable - Giovanni Battista Sammartini, composer
Deaths
- date unknown - Thomas Connellan, composer and harpist



