- Jan 11 Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, Czech composer, dies at 59
- Feb 24 Anton Laube, Bohemian composer, dies at 65
- Apr 2 Pierre Leclair, French composer and violinist, dies at 74
- Jun 7 Jean-Baptiste Canavas [Canavasso], Italian composer and cellist, dies at 71
- Jul 1 Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (Sinfonia 64), and son of J.S. Bach, dies at 73
- Aug 3 Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and composer, dies at 78
- Aug 6 Karl Kohaut, Austrian composer and lutenist, dies at 57
- Sep 27 Boniface Stoeckl, German composer, dies at 38
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