1711 in music

• On February 24, Her Majesty's Theater premiered the opera Rinaldo , the first Italian opera by Georg Friedrich Handel for the English scene.
• April 3 (presumably) in the chapel of the castle Wilhelmburg ( Schmalkalden ) the premiere of St. Mark Passion Johann Sebastian Bach took place .
• The English trumpeter John Shore invented a tuning fork .
• Thanks to the widow of Nicolas de Grigny , the second edition of the composer’s organ collection “The First Book for Organ” ( French Premier livre d'orgue ) is published.
• Published 12 concerts "Harmonic Inspiration" ( Italian. L'estro armonico ) Antonio Vivaldi .
• The Swedish composer Johan Helmik Ruman became the violinist and oboe player of the Swedish court chapel.

Classical music

• Francesco Manfredini - Concerto for Two Trumpets in D Major ( Italian Concerto for 2 Trumpets in D Major )
• Maren Mare - "Pieces for Viola" ( fr. Pièces de Viole )
• Antonio Vivaldi - 12 concerts “Harmonic Inspiration” ( Italian: L'estro armonico ), published in Amsterdam .
• Tomaso Albinoni - Op. 6, 12 sonata da camera .

Opera

• Reinhard Kaiser - “Creuse” ( German: Krösus ).
• Johann Friedrich Fache - Clomire
• Georg Friedrich Handel - Rinaldo
• Nicola Porpora - Flavio Anicio Olibrio

• January 12 - Gaetano Latilla ( Italian: Gaetano Latilla ), Italian opera composer (died January 15, 1788 ).
• January 29 - Giuseppe Bonno , Austrian composer of Italian descent (died April 15, 1788 ).
• April 22 - Pal II Esterhazy , 4th Imperial Prince ( Fürst ) of the house of Esterhazy , famous for the patronage of musicians (died March 18, 1762 )
• June 23 - Giovanni Battista Guadagnini ( Italian: Giovanni Battista Guadagnini ), Italian guitar master (died September 18, 1786 ).
• July 25 - Lorenz Christoph Mitzler ( German: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ), German and Polish musicologist, publisher and medic (died May 8, 1788)
• September 11 - William Boyce , English composer (died February 7, 1779 )
• September 18 - Ignaz Jacob Holzbauer , Austrian composer and teacher (died April 7, 1783 )
• December 25 - Jean-Joseph de Mondonville , French composer, violinist and conductor (died October 8, 1772 )
• date unknown
  • Arunachala Kavirayar , Tamil composer (died in 1779 ).
  • James Oswald , Scottish composer, arranger, cellist and music publisher (died 1769 )
  • David Perez ( born Davide Perez ), Italian opera composer (died October 30, 1778 )
  • John Francis Wade , English writer of psalms (died August 16, 1786 )
  • (presumably) - Panna Zinka (( Hungarian. Czinka Panna , Slovak. Panna Cinková ), Hungarian gypsy , founder of gypsy violin craftsmanship (she died in 1772 )

• March 19 - Thomas Ken , English author of spiritual hymns, Bishop of Batsk (born 1637 )
• September 3 - Elizabeth-Sophie Sharon , French artist, poet, translator and musician (born October 3, 1648 )
• September 27 - Christian Geist ( German: Christian Geist ), German composer and organist (born 1650 )
• November 3 - Ferdinand Tobias Richter ( German: Ferdinand Tobias Richter ), Austrian Baroque organist and composer (born July 22, 1651 )
• December 25 - Johann Nikolaus Hanff ( German: Hanff, Johann Nicolaus ), German organist and composer (born September 25, 1663 )
• date unknown
  • Louis de Deyster ( Dutch: Louis de Deyster ), Flemish musician and musical instrument maker (born 1656 )
  • Buhurizade Mustafa Itri (Buhurizade Mustafa Itri), composer and performer of classical Turkish music (born in 1640 )
  • Giovanni Battista Ruggieri ( Italian: Giovanni Battista Ruggieri ), Italian violin master (year of birth unknown)