1748 in music

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Contents 1 Events 2 Classical Music 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Bayreuth Opera House opens.
• Nicola Porpora becomes Kapellmeister at Dresden.

[edit] Classical Music

• George Frideric Handel - Susanna (oratorio)
• Gregor Joseph Werner - Neuer und sehr curios- Musicalischer Instrumental-Calendar

[edit] Births

• January 9 - Stefan Paluselli, composer (died 1805)
• March 5 - William Shield, violinist and composer (died 1829)

[edit] Deaths

• March 23 - Johann Gottfried Walther, composer (born 1684)
• November 25 - Isaac Watts, hymn writer (born 1674)
• December 19 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, priest and composer (born 1672)
• date unknown - William Corbett, violinist and composer (born 1680)
• date unknown - Jacques Loeillet, oboeist and composer (born 1685)