1753 in music - Definition

See also: 1752 in music, other events of 1753, 1754 in music, list of years in music.

Events

• Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach publishes his treatise, Versuch, including instructions for improvisation.

Classical music

• Der Krumme Teufel (singspiel) by Joseph Haydn

Opera

• Ciro in Armenia by Maria Agnesi
• Daphne et Eglé by Jean-Philippe Rameau

Births

• January 23 - Muzio Clementi, composer
• August 22 - Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer
• November 6 - Jean-Baptiste Breval, cellist and composer
• November 20 - Johann Schenk, composer

Deaths

• May 19 - Jacques Aubert, composer
• unknown date - Johann Nikolaus Bach, organist and composer, eldest son of Johann Christoph Bach