- Mar 23 Philipp Buchner, German composer, dies at 54
- Jul 29 Christopher Simpson, English composer for the viola da gamba, dies (b. 1602 or 1606)
- Oct 14 Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46
- Nov 6 Laurentius Erhard, German composer, dies at 71
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