1722 in music

See also: 1721 in music, other events of 1722, 1723 in music, list of years in music.

Events

• Tomaso Albinoni becomes opera director to the Elector of Bavaria.
• André Campra becomes vice-maitre-de-chapelle of the Chapelle Royale at Versailles.
• In a staged quarrel, Francesco Maria Veracini comes into conflict with Johann David Heinichen and the singer Senesino, ending with his leaping from a third storey window. He will walk with a limp for the rest of his life.
• Johann Friedrich Fasch is appointed Kapellmeister at Zerbst, where he will remain for the rest of his life.

Classical music

• Concertos à cinque, Op. 9: no 2 for Oboe in D minor - Tomaso Albinoni
• Das wohltemperierte Klavier, vol 1 - Johann Sebastian Bach
• Trio Sonatas (6) for 2 Oboes, Bassoon and Basso Continuo - Jan Dismas Zelenka

Opera

• Gli Orti Esperidi - Nicola Porpora, with libretto by Metastasio

Births

• probable - Francis Hutcheson, songwriter

Deaths

• June 5 - Johann Kuhnau, composer