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.
- 1730Gottfried Finger died — Czech-German viol player and composer. source 296 years ago
- 1741Jean-Paul-Égide Martini was born — French composer and educator. source 285 years ago
- 1748Jean-Étienne Despréaux was born — French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright. source 278 years ago
- 1795François-André Danican Philidor died — French-English chess player and composer. source 231 years ago
- 1834Amilcare Ponchielli was born — Italian composer and educator. source 192 years ago
- 1879Alma Mahler was born — Austrian-American composer and author. source 147 years ago
- 1910Emīls Dārziņš died — Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic. source 116 years ago
- 1911Arsenio Rodríguez was born — Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader. source 115 years ago
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