Musicians Born in 1721

  • Feb 13 John Reid [Robertson], British Army General, composer, and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh, born in Inverchroskie, Scotland (d. 1807)
  • Apr 1 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist (Pembroke College & Chapel of Peterhouse, both in Cambridge, England), teacher, and composer (Glees), born in Rotterdam, Dutch Republic (now Netherlands) (d. 1799)
  • Apr 24 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theorist and violist, baptized in Saalfeld, Germany (d. 1783)
  • Aug 13 Francis Hutcheson, Irish composer, born in Dublin (d. 1784)
  • Oct 25 Pierre Talon, French composer and cellist, born in Reims (d. 1785)