Events 1751 is the year commonly given as the beginning of the classical era The "War of the Buffoons" (La Querelle des Bouffons), concerning the relative merits of French and Italian opera, divides Paris. Francesco Geminiani publishes "The Art of Playing on the Violin" in London.
Classical music Charles Avison – 6 Concertos in 7 Parts, Op. 3 Johann Sebastian Bach – Kunst der Fuge with appendix of Chorale prelude BWV 668a (posthumously) Charles Burney – 6 Cornet Pieces for Organ Armand-Louis Couperin – , in his Pieces de Clavesin Antoine Dauvergne – Concerts de Simphonies Pierre-Claude Foucquet – Second Livre de Pièces de Clavecin Johann Adolphe Hasse Mass in D minor Oh Dio partir conviene Wilhelm Gommaar Kennis – 6 Trio Sonatas, Op. 2 Niccolò Pasquali – Raccolta di overture, e symphonie... (London) Peter Pasqualino – 6 Cello Duets, Op. 2 (London: John Johnson) John Francis Wade – Cantus Diversi including Adeste Fideles ("O Come All Ye Faithful")
Opera Pasquale Cafaro – Ipermestra Baldassare Galuppi – Antigona Carl Heinrich Graun Britannico, GraunWV B:I:24 L'Armida GraunWV B:I:23, premiered Mar. 27 in Berlin Johann Adolf Hasse – Ciro Riconosciuto Joseph Haydn – Der Krumme Teufel (singspiel) Niccolò Jommelli – La villana nobile; Ifigenia in Aulide Jean-Philippe Rameau Acante et Céphise La Guirlande, RCT 42 Giuseppe Sarti – Pompeo in Armenia Domingo Terradellas – Sesostri re d'Egitto
Methods and theory writings
William Hayes – The Art of Composing Music by a Method Entirely New Jacob Wilhelm Lustig – Inleiding tot de Muzykkunde Manuel de Moraes Pedroso – Compendio musico
Births January 18 – Ferdinand Kauer, pianist and composer (died 1831) February 9 – Antoine Bullant, bassoonist and composer (died 1821) March 5 – Jan Křtitel Kuchař, composer March 29 – Supply Belcher, singer, composer and compiler of tune books (died 1836)
July 30 – Maria Anna Mozart ("Nannerl"), Austrian musician and composer, sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1829)
date unknown – Blas de Laserna, composer
Deaths January 17 – Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (born 1671) February 18 – Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, composer (born 1685) May 2 – Maria Maddalena Musi, Italian soprano (born 1669) May 20 – Domènec Terradellas, composer (born 1713) October 2 – Pierre Dumage, organist (born c. 1674) date unknown – Henry Reinhold, singer (born c. 1690)
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