- Jan 7 Johannes Flittner, German composer, dies at 59
- May 6 Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, French composer, dies at 44
- Aug 5 Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59
- Oct 26 John Jenkins, English composer, dies at about 86
- Nov 18 Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36