Overview of the events of 1780 in music
- Carl Friedrich Abel – 6 String Trios, Op. 16
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Keyboard Sonata in F major, H.269
- Keyboard Sonata in A major, H.270
- Rondo in G major, H.271
- Geistliche Gesänge, Book 1 H.749
- Johann Christian Bach
- 6 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin or Flute, Op.16 (W.B 10-15a)
- 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 17
- 2 Keyboard Quintets, Op. 22
- Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier – 12 Noëls avec un Carillon des morts
- Franz Benda – Violin Sonata in C minor, L3.9
- Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda
- Viola Concerto in F major, LorB 314
- 3 Sonatas, Op. 3
- Georg Benda – Sammlung Vermischter Stücke
- Luigi Boccherini
- Giuseppe Maria Cambini – 6 Trios for 2 Violins and Cello, Op. 15
- Luigi Cherubini – 6 Harpsichord Sonatas
- Muzio Clementi – 5 Piano Sonatas and a Duet, Op.1a
- Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf – Job (oratorio)
- Fedele Fenaroli – 9 Harpsichord Sonatas
- Joseph Haydn
- Symphony No.62 in D major, Hob.I:62
- Symphony No.74 in E-flat major, Hob.I:74
- Keyboard Sonata in C major, Hob.XVI:35
- Keyboard Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:37
- Keyboard Sonata in E-flat major, Hob.XVI:38
- Keyboard Sonata in G major, Hob.XVI:39
- Leopold Kozeluch
- 3 Keyboard Sonatas, Opp. 1-2
- 3 Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin, Op. 17
- Franziska Lebrun – 6 Violin Sonatas, Opp. 1-2
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Josef Myslivecek – 6 Divertimenti
- Antonio Rosetti
- Symphony in D major, M.A12
- Oboe Concerto in C major, M.C30
- Friedrich Schwindl – 6 Quintets or Trios, Op. 10
- Carl Stamitz
- Flute Concerto in G major, Op. 29
- Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in B-flat major
- Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel – Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in B-flat major, StWV 194
- Luigi Tomasini – 3 String Quartets, Op. 8
- Johann Baptist Wanhal – 6 String Trios, Op. 17
Methods and theory writings
[edit]- January 14 – François-Joseph Dizi, harpist
- February 2 – Ananias Davisson, shape-note advocate (died 1857)
- February 8
- March 10 – Juan José Landaeta, composer
- May 22 – Jan Emmanuel Dulezalek, composer
- May 28 – Joseph Frohlich, composer
- June 18 – Michael Henkel, composer (died 1851)
- July 25 – Christian Theodor Weinlig, composer
- November 2 – Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu, soprano
- November 3 – Victor Dourlen, composer
- November 16 – Robert Archibald Smith, composer
- November 17 – Franz Clement, composer (died 1842)
- November 22 – Conradin Kreutzer, composer and conductor (died 1849)
- December 18 – Johann Martin Friedrich Nisle, composer (died c. 1861)
- date unknown
- January 1 – Johann Ludwig Krebs, German composer (born 1713)
- January 4 – Hedvig Wigert, opera singer (b. 1748)
- January 10 – Francesco Antonio Vallotti, organist, composer and music theorist (b. 1697)
- February 1 – Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer (b. 1713)
- April 21 – Ferdinand Zellbell, composer
- May 9 – Francisco Hernández Illana, Spanish composer (c.1700)
- May 14 – Pierre Montan Berton, Father of Henri-Montan Berton and composer (born 1727)
- August 19 – Bernhard Haltenberger, composer
- September 6 – George Alexander Stevens, songwriter (b. 1710)
- December 14 – Ignatius Sancho, composer and actor (b. c. 1729)
- date unknown – Martin Nürenbach, dancer
