1727 in music

See also: 1726 in music, other events of 1727, 1728 in music, list of years in music.

Events

• Farinelli performs at Bologna, where he meets his mentor, Antonio Bernacchi.
• The Davidov-Morrini, ex General Dupont and Holroyd violins are made by Antonio Stradivari.
• Johann Adolph Hasse arrives in Venice.
• Louis-Claude Daquin is appointed organist at St Paul's in Paris.
• Agostino Steffani visits Italy for the last time, and meets Handel at the palace of Cardinal Ottoboni in Rome.

Classical music

• George Frideric Handel – Zadok the Priest (coronation anthem)
• Antonio Vivaldi – Opus 9, "La cetra (The lyre)", 2 violin concertos and 1 for 2 violins

Opera

• Admeto – George Frideric Handel
• Ezio – Nicola Porpora
• Ipermestra – Antonio Vivaldi

Musical theater

Births

• April 29 – Jean-Georges Noverre, a founder of modern ballet
• date unknown – Tommaso Traetta, composer
• date unknown – Marie Favart, singer, dancer and actress

Deaths

• February 22 – Francesco Gasparini, composer
• August 14 – William Croft, organist and composer