Feb 2 Georg Philipp Kress, German violinist and composer, dies at 59 Feb 7 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies from gout at about 69 Apr 6 Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52 Oct 28 Raphael Weiss, German composer and priest, dies at 66 Dec 15 Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila, Spanish theorist and composer, dies at 62 Dec 28 Gennaro Manna, Italian composer, dies at 64 1778 Deaths in Music by Year 1780 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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