1755 in music
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See also: 1754 in music, other events of 1755, 1756 in music, list of years in music.
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Events
- In Britain, William Boyce is appointed Master of the King's Musick.
- After a tour of Ireland fraught with disagreements, Thomas Arne and his wife, the soprano Cecilia Young, agree to separate.
Classical music
- Der Tod Jedu by Carl Heinrich Graun
- Divertimento in F major "Musical Sleigh Ride" by Leopold Mozart
Opera
- Artaserse by Johann Christian Bach
- Montezuma by Carl Heinrich Graun (libretto by King Frederick II of Prussia)
Births
- May 12 - Giovanni Battista Viotti
- June 1 - Frederico Fiorillo, violinist and composer