1751 in music

List of years in music (table)
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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

Opera

Methods and theory writings

  • William HayesThe Art of Composing Music by a Method Entirely New
  • Jacob Wilhelm LustigInleiding tot de Muzykkunde
  • Manuel de Moraes PedrosoCompendio musico

Births

Deaths

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