1756 in music
Events
- Johann Friedrich Agricola – 6 Canzonette
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- *La Bergius, H.90
- *La Borchward, H.79
- *La Gleim, H.89
- *La Pott, H.80
- *La Prinzette, H.91
- Anna Bon – 6 Flute Sonatas, Op. 1
- Michel Corrette
- *Troisième Livre d’Orgue
- *6 Organ Concertos, Op. 26
- Baldassare Galuppi – 6 Harpsichord Sonatas, Op. 1
- Joseph Haydn – Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in C, Hob. XVIII/1
- Marianus Königsperger – Præambulum cum fuga octavi toni
- Julien-Amable Mathieu – 6 Trios, Op. 2
- Leopold Mozart – Sinfonia di caccia
- Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli - Ariae pro organo et cembalo
- Giuseppe Sammartini – 8 Overtures in 7 Parts, Op. 10
- Elizabeth Turner – A Collection of Songs
Opera
Publications
Births
- January 27 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
- February 9 - Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer
- March 21 – Augustus Frederic Christopher Kollmann, German composer
- March 24 – Franziska Lebrun, composer and vocalist
- May 7 – Thomas Linley the younger, English composer
- June 20 – Joseph Martin Kraus, German-born composer
- September 8 – Anton Teyber, composer and organist
- September 27 – Christoffer Christian Karsten, Swedish operatic tenor
- December 30 – Paul Wranitzky, Moravian-Austrian composer
- date unknown – Joséphine-Rosalie de Walckiers, Dutch-Austrian composer
Deaths