- Jan 2 FrantiĊĦek "Franz" Xaver Brixi, Czech classical composer and kapellmeister, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1771)
- Jan 18 Jean-Guillain Cardon, French harpist, teacher, and composer, born in Mons, South Netherlands (d. 1803)
- Feb 5 Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, German composer (Kantor at Gera), born in Zwickau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Mar 31 Austrian composer of the classical period (The Creation; Trumpet Concerto), born in Rohrau, Austria
- May 17 Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian composer, born in Como, Duchy of Milan, Habsburg Empire (now Italy (d. 1817)
- Jun 21 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1795)
- Sep 1 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, German composer and theologian, born in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1798)
- Sep 1 Thomas Erskine 6th Earl of Kellie, Scottish composer and musician, born in Kellie Castle, Scotland (d. 1781)
- Nov 27 Johann Joseph Emmert, German composer, born in Kitzingen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1809)
- Dec 13 Jean-Claude Trial, French composer, born in Avignon, France (d. 1771)
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