1647 in music

The year 1647 in music involved some significant events.

Events

 * Soprano Anne Chabanceau de La Barre makes her operatic debut.

Publications

 * Constantin Huygens – Pathodia sacra et profana, a collection of psalms and songs, published in Paris
 * Carlo Milanuzzi – Compieta intiera concertata for one, two, three, and four voices, Op. 23 (Venice: Alessandro Vincenti)

Opera

 * Luigi Rossi – Orfeo, premiered in Rome

Births

 * December 4 – Daniel Eberlin, composer and Kapellmeister (died c. 1715)
 * date unknown – Pelham Humfrey, English composer and singer (died 1674)

Deaths

 * February 17 – Johann Heermann, hymn-writer (b. 1585)
 * March 15 (bur.) – John Milton, amateur composer (b. 1562)
 * December 31 – Giovanni Maria Trabaci, organist and composer (b. c. 1575)
 * date unknown
 * Giovanni Battista Doni, musicologist (b. c. 1593)
 * Mateo Romero, composer (born 1575)