Foundation of the Royal Theatre Ballet School in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Chevalier de Saint-Georges is appointed maestro of the Concert des Amateurs in Paris.
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf becomes Hoffkomponist (court composer) to Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch, Prince-Bishop of Breslau, at château Jánský Vrch (Johannesberg) in Javorník.
Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275) (with the famous minuet)
Symphony in D major, Op. 12 no 1/G 503
Symphony in E flat major, Op. 12 no 2/G 504
Symphony in C major, Op. 12 no 3/G 505
Joseph Haydn – Piano Sonata Hob. XVI/20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 12
Symphony No. 13
Symphony No. 14
Divertimento No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 113
Regina Coeli for soprano, chorus and orchestra in C major, K. 108/74d
Litaniae Lauretanae in B-flat major, K. 109/74e
Betulia liberata, oratorio K. 118/74c
Josef Mysliveček – Veni sponsa Christi
Pasquale Anfossi – Quinto Fabio; Lucio Papirio; I visionari
André Grétry – Zémire et Azor
Johann Adolph Hasse – Ruggiero
Giovanni Paisiello – Annibale in Torino
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ascanio in Alba
Antonio Salieri – Armida
February 9 – Daniel Belknap, composer (d. 1815)
February 24 – Johann Baptist Cramer, pianist (d. 1858)
March 21 – Thomas John Dibdin, dramatist and songwriter (d. 1841)
September 17 – Johann August Apel, librettist (d. 1816)
October 1 – Pierre Baillot, violinist and composer (d. 1842)
October 29 – Anna Leonore König, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (d. 1854)
November 17 – Jonathan Huntington, composer (d. 1838)
date unknown – Marie Antoinette Petersén, singer and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (d. 1855)
March 30 – Anton Joseph Hampel, horn player (b. 1710)
May 21 – Christopher Smart, poet and hymn-writer (b. 1722)
May 29 – Johann Adolph Hass, clavichord and harpsichord maker (b. 1713)
October 14 – Frantisek Brixi, composer (b. 1732)
October 28 – Johann Gottlieb Graun, composer (b. 1703)
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