Jan 7 Johannes Flittner, German composer, dies at 59 May 6 Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, French composer, dies at 44 Aug 5 Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer (b. 1619) Oct 26 John Jenkins, English composer, dies at about 86 Nov 18 Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36 1677 Deaths in Music 1679