Apr 3 Nonnosus Madlseder, German composer and Benedictine Monk, dies at 66 Apr 12 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, dies at 71 Mar 1797 Deaths in Music by Year May 1797 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers