Musicians Who Died in 1739
- Jul 24 Benedetto Marcello, Italian author and composer (Lettera Famigliare), dies on 53rd birthday
- Sep 12 Reinhard Keiser, German opera conductor and composer, chiefly of operas and oratorios (Almira; Lukas-Passion), dies at 65
- Nov 12 Ludwig Ernst, German composer, dies at 71