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Musicians Who Died in 1759

  • Apr 8 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76

Person of interestGeorge Frideric Handel

Apr 14 George Frideric Handel, German-British baroque composer and organist (Messiah, Water Music), dies at 74

Composer George Frideric Handel
Composer
George Frideric Handel
  • Jun 19 Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer, dies at 31
  • Jul 25 Johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39
  • Aug 8 Karl Heinrich Graun, German composer, dies at 55
  • Sep 4 Girolamo Chiti, Italian composer and music theorist, dies at 80

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