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.
- 1810Johanna Kinkel was born. 216 years ago
- 1882Percy Grainger was born — Australian-American pianist and composer. source 144 years ago
- 1900George Antheil was born — American pianist, composer, and author. source 126 years ago
- 1905Walter Kittredge died — American violinist and composer. source 121 years ago
- 1908Louis Jordan was born — American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor. source 118 years ago
- 1924Johnnie Johnson was born — American pianist and songwriter. source 102 years ago
- 1948Raffi was born — Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter. source 78 years ago
- 1952Larry Garner was born — American singer-songwriter and guitarist. source 74 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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