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.
- 1813Francis Boott was born — American composer. source 213 years ago
- 1891Ann Mounsey Bartholomew died. 135 years ago
- 1901Harry Partch was born — American composer and theorist. source 125 years ago
- 1908Hugo Distler was born — German organist, composer, and conductor. source 118 years ago
- 1909Jean Deslauriers was born — Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor. source 117 years ago
- 1935Terry Riley was born — American composer and educator. source 91 years ago
- 1935Carlos Gardel died — French-Argentine singer, composer and actor. source 91 years ago
- 1962Volfgangs Dārziņš died — Latvian composer, pianist and music critic. source 64 years ago
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