1756 in music explained

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^[1]

Johann Friedrich Daube – General-Bass in drey Accorden
Jacob Wilhelm Lustig – Samenspraaken over muzikaale Beginselen
Leopold Mozart – Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule ("A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing")
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Suite des Erreurs sur la musique dans l'Encyclopédie

January 27 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (died 1791)
February 9 - Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer (died 1785)
March 21 – Augustus Frederic Christopher Kollmann, German composer (died 1829)
March 24 – Franziska Lebrun, composer and vocalist (died 1791)
May 7 – Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (died 1778)
June 20 – Joseph Martin Kraus, German-born composer (died 1792)
September 8 – Anton Teyber, composer and organist (died 1822)
September 27 – Christoffer Christian Karsten, Swedish operatic tenor (died 1827)
December 30 – Paul Wranitzky, Moravian-Austrian composer (died 1808)
date unknown – Joséphine-Rosalie de Walckiers, Dutch-Austrian composer (died 1836)