1745 in music
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See also: 1744 in music, other events of 1745, 1746 in music, list of years in music.
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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
- Platée by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Births
- May 7 - Carl Stamitz, composer
Deaths
- February 5 - Coelestin Praelisauer, composer
- June 22 - Hubert Renotte, composer
- December 23 - Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer