1748 in music
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[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)
