- Mar 5 Lockrem Johnson, American pianist, composer (A Letter to Emily), educator, and music publisher, dies at 52
- Mar 5 Moses Pergament, Finnish-Swedish classical composer (The Jewish Song Choral Symphony) and music critic, dies at 83
- Mar 10 E. Power Biggs, British classical organist and composer (CBS; Bach), dies at 70
- Mar 14 Gyula David, Hungarian composer (Viola Concerto) and violinist, dies at 63
- Mar 22 Hymie Shertzer, American jazz and session saxophonist (Benny Goodman; NBC's Tonight Show), dies at 67
- Mar 22 Witold Friemann, Polish composer, pianist, conductor and pedagogue, dies at 87
- Mar 23 Bennie Green, American swing jazz and soul trombonist (Earl Hines), dies at 53
- Mar 24 SaburÅ Moroi, Japanese composer and educator, dies at 73
- Mar 27 Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), dies at 89
- Mar 29 Madeleine Dring, British composer and pianist, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 53
- Mar 30 Abdel Halim Hafez [Shabana], Egyptian singer and actor, dies of liver failure due to schistosomiasis (parasitic flatworm infection) at 47
- Mar 30 Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer, music editor and pedagogue, dies at 88
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