- Jan 7 William Tans'ur, English hymnist, dies at 76
- Jan 31 Caffarelli [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castrato soprano, dies at 72
- Feb 10 James Nares, British organist, harpsichord player and scared music composer, dies at 67
- Mar 23 Gaspard Fritz, Swiss composer and violinist, dies at 67
- Apr 7 Ignaz Jakob Holzbauer, Austrian composer, dies at 71
- Apr 10 František Václav Habermann, Czech composer, dies at 76
- Jul 27 Johann Philipp Kirnberger, German music theorist and violist, dies at 62
- Dec 16 Johann Adolf Hasse, Dutch operatic composer (Sesostrate), dies at 84
- Dec 20 Antonio Soler, Spanish Catalan composer (Fandango), dies at 54
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