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.
- 1704Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber died — Czech-Austrian violinist and composer. source 322 years ago
- 1729Florian Leopold Gassmann was born — Czech composer. source 297 years ago
- 1839Ferdinando Paer died — Italian composer. source 187 years ago
- 1844Richard D'Oyly Carte was born — English talent agent and composer. source 182 years ago
- 1856Adolphe Adam died — French composer and critic. source 170 years ago
- 1861Anthony Philip Heinrich died. 165 years ago
- 1886Marcel Dupré was born — French organist and composer. source 140 years ago
- 1912Virgil Fox was born — American organist and composer. source 114 years ago
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