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.
- 1702Johann Ernst Eberlin was born — German organist and composer. source 324 years ago
- 1710Joseph Abaco was born — Belgian cellist and composer. source 316 years ago
- 1746Michael Bruce was born — Scottish poet and composer. source 280 years ago
- 1757Johann Stamitz died — Czech violinist and composer. source 269 years ago
- 1851Ruperto Chapí was born — Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. source 175 years ago
- 1851Vincent d'Indy was born — French composer and educator. source 175 years ago
- 1862Arturo Berutti was born — Argentinian composer. source 164 years ago
- 1924Walter Parratt died. 102 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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