- Jan 6 Johann Trier, German composer, dies at 73
- Jan 7 Antonio Corbisiero, Italian Baroque composer, dies at 69
- Feb 14 Capel Bond, English composer and organist, dies at 59
- Feb 18 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, German composer and violinist, dies at 67
- Feb 19 Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz [Jan Křtitel Krumpholtz], Czech-French harpist and composer, drowns himself over lost love, in the Seine River, at 47
- Feb 21 Johann Friedrich Klöffler, German composer, dies at 64
- Jun 8 Charles-Joseph van Helmont, South Netherlands organist and composer, dies at 75
- Jul 31 Johann Christian Frischmuth, German composer, dies at 48
- Sep 3 Thomas Norris, English composer, dies at 49
- Sep 5 Thomas Norris, English singer and composer, dies at 49
- Dec 16 Ludwig August Lebrun, German composer, dies at 38
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