1763 in music - Definition

See also: 1762 in music, other events of 1763, 1764 in music, list of years in music.

Events

• James Hook becomes musical director of Marylebone Gardens in London
• The family of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sets out on a European tour, visiting Paris and London

Popular music

• None listed

Opera

• Acide - Joseph Haydn

Classical music

• Symphonies nos. 12 and 13 by Haydn

Births

• February 20 - Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer
• May 15 - Franz Danzi, composer
• June 14 - Johannes Simon Mayr, composer
• June 24 - Etienne Méhul, composer

Deaths

• unknown date - Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer
• unknown date - Carl August Thielo, composer
• probable - Giuseppe Paganelli, composer