1761 in music

Classical music

Thomas Arne – Judith (oratorio) (first published; first performed 1744)^[1]
Charles Avison – 6 Sonatas for Harpsichord, 2 Violins and Cello, Op. 8
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- La Philippine, H.96
- La Gabriel, H.97
- La Caroline, H.98
- La Complaisante, H.109
- La Louise, H.114
- La Xénophon et la Sybille, H.123
- L'Ernestine, H.124
Christoph Willibald Gluck – Don Juan (ballet)
François Joseph Gossec – Sei sinfonie a più stromenti, Op. 5
Joseph Haydn
Michael Haydn – Symphony in C major
Gottfried August Homilius – 32 Praeludia zu geistlichen Liedern vor zwey Claviere und Pedal
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart –
- Andante in C major for harpsichord, K. 1a
- Allegro in C major for harpsichord, K. 1b
- Allegro in F major for harpsichord, K. 1c
- Minuet in F major for harpsichord, K. 1d
Simon Simon – Pièces de clavecin, Op. 1
Ludwig Zoschinger – Concors digitorum discordia seu 4 Partiæ
Johann Adolph Hasse
- La Scusa
- Il Nome

January 20 – Giovanni Domenico Perotti, composer (died 1825)
January 22 – Georg Nikolaus von Nissen, biographer of Mozart (died 1826)
January 23 – Friedrich von Matthisson, librettist (died 1831)
January 26 – Jens Zetlitz, songwriter (died 1821)
February 15 – Jacob Kimball, Jr., composer (died 1826)
February 20 – Johann Christian Ludwig Abeille, pianist and composer
February 22 – Erik Tulindberg, composer (died 1814)
April 20 – Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier, composer
May 3 – August von Kotzebue, librettist (died 1819)
June 13 – Antonín Vranický or Wranitzky, violinist and composer (died 1820)
June 15 – Charles Henry Wilton, British musician (died 1832)
July 20 – Joseph Lefebvre, composer
September 24 – F.L.Æ. Kunzen, composer
October 9 – Pierre Gaveaux, composer and operatic tenor (died 1825)
date unknown
- Antoine Hugot, composer (died 1803)
- John Andrew Stevenson, composer (died 1833)

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