Musicians Who Died in 1651
- Jan 8 Giovanni Battista Gagliano, Italian composer, dies at 56
- Jun 16 Marsilio Casentini, Italian composer, dies at 74
- Oct 6 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), and poet, dies at 47
- Oct 22 Jacob Praetorius, German Baroque organist, composer, and pedagogue, dies at 65
- Dec 1 Cristóbal de Isla Diego, Spanish Baroque composer and conductor, dies at 65
- Dec 17 Wolfgang Schonsleder, Germany composer and clergyman, dies at 81