1744 in music

See also: 1743 in music, other events of 1744, 1745 in music, list of years in music.

Events

Classical music

• The Death of Abel (oratorio) by Thomas Arne
• Das wohltemperierte Klavier, part 2, by Johann Sebastian Bach

Opera

• Semele by George Frideric Handel

Births

• May 3 - Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer

Deaths

• June 14 - Andre Campra, composer
• October 31 - Leonardo Leo, composer