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.
- 1604Claudio Merulo died. 422 years ago
- 1767Tyagaraja was born — Indian composer. source 259 years ago
- 1954Ryan Cayabyab was born — Filipino pianist, composer, and conductor. source 72 years ago
- 1955George Enescu died — Romanian pianist, composer, and conductor. source 71 years ago
- 1980Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson died — Scottish pianist and composer. source 46 years ago
- 1983Nino Sanzogno died — Italian conductor and composer. source 43 years ago
- 2012Mort Lindsey died — American pianist, composer, and conductor. source 14 years ago
- 2013César Portillo de la Luz died — Cuban guitarist and composer. source 13 years ago
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