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.
- 1497Johannes Ockeghem died — Flemish composer and educator. source 529 years ago
- 1852Vasily Safonov was born — Russian pianist, composer, and conductor. source 174 years ago
- 1895María Teresa Vera was born — Cuban singer, guitarist and composer. source 131 years ago
- 1903Claudio Arrau was born — Chilean pianist and composer. source 123 years ago
- 1908Michael Maltese was born — American actor, screenwriter, and composer. source 118 years ago
- 1941Stephen Albert was born — American pianist and composer. source 85 years ago
- 1968Akira Yamaoka was born — Japanese composer and producer. source 58 years ago
- 1981Hugo Montenegro died — American composer and conductor. source 45 years ago
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