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.
- 1887Emil Reesen was born — Danish pianist, composer, and conductor. source 139 years ago
- 1901Alfred Karindi was born — Estonian pianist and composer. source 125 years ago
- 1909Benny Goodman was born — American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader. source 117 years ago
- 1932Pauline Oliveros was born — American accordion player and composer. source 94 years ago
- 1971Marcel Dupré died — French organist and composer. source 55 years ago
- 1978Jean Deslauriers died — Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor. source 48 years ago
- 1993Sun Ra died — American pianist, composer, and bandleader. source 33 years ago
- 1996Alo Mattiisen died — Estonian composer. source 30 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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