Apr 1 Narciso Casanovas, composer, dies at 52 Apr 19 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist (Pembroke College & Chapel of Peterhouse, both in Cambridge, England), teacher, and composer (Glees), dies at 78 Apr 28 François Giroust, French composer, dies at 62 Mar 1799 Deaths in Music by Year May 1799 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers