1742 in music

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List of years in music (table)
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Events[edit]

Publications[edit]

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – 6 Harpsichord Sonatas, Wq.48 (Nuremberg: Balthasar Schmid) (composed 1740–1742)
  • Francesco Barsanti – A Collection of Old Scots Tunes(Edinburgh: Alexander Baillie)
  • Jean-Joseph MouretMotets à une et deux voix avec symphonie (Paris: la Veuve Mouret, Mme Boivin, Le Sr Le Clerc)
  • Jacques-Christophe Naudot6 Concertos en quatre parties, for hurdy-gurdy, musette, flute, recorder, or oboe, with two violins and continuo, Op. 17 (Paris)
  • John ParryAntient British music, or A collection of tunes, never before published, which are retained by the Cambro-Britons... part 1, containing 24 airs... (London: Mickleborough), compiled with Evan Williams, contains the first appearance of the melody now used for "Deck the Halls"

Classical music[edit]

Opera[edit]

Methods and theory writings[edit]

Francesco Valls – Mapa Armónico Práctico

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BBC History British History Timeline". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.