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See also: 1739 in music, other events of 1740, 1741 in music, list of years in music.

Contents 1 Events 2 Classical music 3 Opera 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Johann Sebastian Bach begins to lose his sight.
• Carl Heinrich Graun becomes Kapellmeister to Frederick II of Prussia.

[edit] Classical music

• Alfred (masque) by Thomas Arne — including the song, "Rule Britannia"
• 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel

[edit] Opera

• Semiramide riconosciuta by Bernardo Aliprandi
• Gustavo primo re di Svezia by Baldassare Galuppi
• The Judgement of Hercules by Maurice Greene
• Zenobia by Luca Antonio Predieri

[edit] Births

• August 10 - Samuel Arnold (composer), composer (died 1802)
• unknown date - Samuel Webbe, composer (died 1816)
• November 4 - Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn-writer (died 1778)

[edit] Deaths

• January 5 - Antonio Lotti, composer (born 1667)
• January 25 - Geminiano Giacomelli, composer
• unknown date - Domenico Alberti, composer (born c.1710)