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.
- 1851Charles Albert Tindley was born — American minister and composer. source 175 years ago
- 1860Gustav Mahler was born. 166 years ago
- 1883Toivo Kuula was born — Finnish conductor and composer. source 143 years ago
- 1906Anton Karas was born — Austrian zither player and composer. source 120 years ago
- 1911Gian Carlo Menotti was born — Italian-American composer. source 115 years ago
- 1923Eduardo Falú was born — Argentinian guitarist and composer. source 103 years ago
- 1930Hank Mobley was born — American saxophonist and composer. source 96 years ago
- 1932Joe Zawinul was born — Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer. source 94 years ago
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