– La conversione e morte di San Guglielmo Nicola Porpora – Poro Antonio Vivaldi – Semiramide, RV 733 Theoretical publications Johann Mattheson – Grosse General-Baß-Schule Births November 27 – Gaetano Pugnani, composer (died 1798) December 8 – František Xaver Dušek, harpsichordist, pianist and composer (died 1799) December 28 – Christian Cannabich, composer (died 1798) Deaths January 27 – Bartolomeo Cristofori, inventor of an early form of piano (born 1655) May 1 (buried) – Johann Ludwig Bach, violinist and composer (born 1677) July 5 (buried) – Jakob Greber, composer and musician (date of birth unknown) November – Johann Caspar Wilcke, musician and father of Anna Magdalena Bach December 26 – Antoine Houdar de la Motte, librettist (born 1672) References 18th century in music Music by year