- Mar 20 Johann Paul Kunzen, composer, dies at 60
- Mar 27 Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz, composer, dies at 39
- Jul 4 Jean-Joseph Vadé, French songwriter, poet, and playwright, dies at 38
- Jul 22 Louis-Antoine Dornel, French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist, dies at 77
- Jul 23 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia), dies at 71
- Aug 11 José Pradas Gallén, Spanish composer, dies at 67
- Sep 28 Andrea Zani, Italian composer and violinist, dies at 60
- Nov 8 Pierre Prowo, German composer, dies at 60