Jan 26 Guillaume Poitevin, French serpent (now obscure bass wind instrument) player, maƮtre de chapelle and composer, dies at 59 Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Mar 9 German composer and organist (Canon in D), dies at 52 Sep 8 Romanus Weichlein, Austrian composer, dies at 53 Sep 20 Pierre Verdier, French composer working in Sweden, dies at 79 Oct 26 Andreas Werkmeister, German organist and composer, dies at 60 Dec 3 Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer, dies at 69 1705 Deaths in Music by Year 1707 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers