- Nov 2 Ernst Hess, Swiss composer, dies at 56
- Nov 6 Charles Münch, French violinist, and conductor (Boston Symphony, 1949-62; Orchestre de Paris, 1967-68), dies of a heart attack at 77
- Nov 6 Guillaume Landré, Dutch composer, dies at 63
- Nov 8 James "Kokomo" Arnold, American blues slide guitarist, and singer, dies at 67 [or 72]
- Nov 9 Jan Johansson, Swedish jazz pianist, dies at 37
- Nov 11 Jeanne Demessieux, French organist and composer (Te Deum), dies at 47
- Nov 25 Marcel Labey, French conductor and composer, dies at 93
- Nov 27 Gino Roncaglia, Italian composer, dies at 85
- Nov 27 Hans Redlich, Austrian composer, dies at 65