Music history, daily
On This Day in Music
Composers born, composers lost, and pieces that met the world for the first time — and every name here is playable in the library.
- 1625Ruggiero Giovannelli died — Italian composer and author. source 401 years ago
- 1634Adam Krieger was born — German organist and composer. source 392 years ago
- 1876William Hurlstone was born — English pianist and composer. source 150 years ago
- 1898Heinrich Lichner died. 128 years ago
- 1898Al Bowlly was born — Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed;. source 128 years ago
- 1899Francis Poulenc was born — French pianist and composer. source 127 years ago
- 1936Guy d’ Hardelot died. 90 years ago
- 1936Guy d'Hardelot died — French pianist and composer. source 90 years ago
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