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.
- 1810Félicien David was born — French composer. source 216 years ago
- 1826Franz Danzi died — German cellist, composer, and conductor. source 200 years ago
- 1906Bud Freeman was born — American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. source 120 years ago
- 1911Nino Sanzogno was born — Italian conductor and composer. source 115 years ago
- 1931Jon Stone was born — American composer, producer, and screenwriter. source 95 years ago
- 1940Vladimir Cosma was born — French composer, conductor and violinist. source 86 years ago
- 1942Bill Conti was born — American composer and conductor. source 84 years ago
- 1944Cécile Chaminade died. 82 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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