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.
- 1844Giuseppe Baini died — Italian priest and composer. source 182 years ago
- 1895Franz von Suppé died — Austrian composer and conductor. source 131 years ago
- 1913Gina Bachauer was born — Greek pianist and composer. source 113 years ago
- 1939Heinz Holliger was born — Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor. source 87 years ago
- 1943Vincent Crane was born — English pianist and composer. source 83 years ago
- 1954Marc Ribot was born — American guitarist and composer. source 72 years ago
- 1962David Crumb was born — American composer and educator. source 64 years ago
- 1963Patrick Grant was born — American musician and producer. source 63 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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