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.
- 1733Christian Petzold died. 293 years ago
- 1848Johann Baptist Singenberger was born — Swiss composer, educator, and publisher. source 178 years ago
- 1865Mathilde Verne was born — English pianist and educator. source 161 years ago
- 1893Ernest "Pop" Stoneman was born — American country musician. source 133 years ago
- 1921Hal David was born — American songwriter and composer. source 105 years ago
- 1934Gustav Holst died — English trombonist, composer, and educator. source 92 years ago
- 1956David P. Sartor was born — American composer and conductor. source 70 years ago
- 1974Frank Klepacki was born — American drummer and composer. source 52 years ago
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