See also: 1744 in music, other events of 1745, 1746 in music, list of years in music.

Contents

1 Events 2 Classical music 3 Opera 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• Thomas Arne enlarges the orchestra at Vauxhall Gardens, taking on John Hebden as principal cellist and bassoonist

Classical music

• Hercules (oratorio) by Handel

Opera

• Comus by George Frideric Handel, based on the masque by John Milton

Births

• May 7 - Carl Stamitz, composer

Deaths

• February 5 - Coelestin Praelisauer, composer
• June 22 - Hubert Renotte, composer
• December 23 - Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer