- Jan 10 Louis Massonneau, German composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1848)
- Feb 24 Samuel Wesley, British organist and composer referred to as "The English Mozart" (Exultate Deo), born in Bristol, England (d. 1837)
- Mar 28 Joseph Weigl, German-Austrian composer (La Principessa d’Amalfi; Emmeline), and conductor, born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1846)
- Jun 19 Edmund Weber, German composer, born in Hildesheim, Germany (d. 1828)
- Jul 18 Friedrich Fleischmann, German composer, born in Marktheidenfeld, Germany (d. 1798)
- Aug 1 Ignaz Anton Franz Xaver Ladurner, Austrian pianist and composer, born in Aldino, Italy (d. 1839)
- Aug 22 Joseph-Denis Doche, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1825)
- Oct 9 Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
- Nov 16 Rodolphe Kreutzer, French composer (La mort d'Abel) and virtuoso violinist, born in Versailles, France (d. 1831)
- Nov 20 John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821)