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.
- 1602Emilio de' Cavalieri died — Italian organist and composer. source 424 years ago
- 1607Giovanni Maria Nanino died — Italian composer and educator. source 419 years ago
- 1815Anna Bochkoltz was born — German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer. source 211 years ago
- 1876Carl Ruggles was born — American composer and painter. source 150 years ago
- 1897Henry Cowell was born — American pianist and composer. source 129 years ago
- 1921Astor Piazzolla was born — Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player. source 105 years ago
- 1932Leroy Jenkins was born — American violinist and composer. source 94 years ago
- 1941Walford Davies died. 85 years ago
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Every entry is drawn from our source-cited composer biographies and piece notes — dates come from published references, not from memory. Browse any composer to read the full biography, or the library to play their music.
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