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.
- 1547Cristofano Malvezzi was born — Italian organist and composer. source 479 years ago
- 1604Heinrich Albert was born — German composer and poet. source 422 years ago
- 1734Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier was born — French organist and composer. source 292 years ago
- 1831Joseph Joachim was born — Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor. source 195 years ago
- 1894Jessie Baetz was born — Canadian-American artist, composer and pianist (died 1974 or later). source 132 years ago
- 1902Richard Rodgers was born — American playwright and composer. source 124 years ago
- 1907Jimmy Mundy was born — American saxophonist and composer. source 119 years ago
- 1913George Lloyd was born — English soldier and composer. source 113 years ago
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