Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Jul 28 German composer (St. Matthew's Passion; Brandenburg Concertos; Toccata and Fugue), dies at 65
- Sep 15 Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German-American composer (son of Johann Pachelbel), one of the first European composers to emigrate to America, dies at 59
- Oct 3 Georg Matthias Monn, Austrian composer, dies at 33
- Oct 16 Silvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist, dies at 64
- Nov 15 Pantaleon Hebenstreit, German musician, composer, and instrument inventor, dies at 81
- Nov 20 Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe virtuoso and late Baroque/early classical composer who served the court of the Prince of Wales, dies at 55 [exact date uncertain +/- 3 days]
- Nov 25 Francesco Feroci, composer, dies at 77