Apr 6 Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, Dutch composer, dies at 90 Apr 12 Metastasio, Italian poet and librettist (b. 1698) Apr 22 Josef Seger [Segert], Czech composer, organist, and educator, dies at 66 Mar 1782 Deaths in Music by Year May 1782 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers