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.
- 1694František Václav Míča was born — Czech conductor and composer. source 332 years ago
- 1734Nicolas Bernier died — French composer. source 292 years ago
- 1735Johann Christian Bach was born — German-English viol player and composer. source 291 years ago
- 1781Anton Diabelli was born — Austrian composer and publisher. source 245 years ago
- 1791Giacomo Meyerbeer was born — German pianist and composer. source 235 years ago
- 1803François Devienne died — French flute player and composer. source 223 years ago
- 1867Amy Beach was born — American pianist and composer. source 159 years ago
- 1908Joaquín Nin-Culmell was born — German-American pianist and composer. source 118 years ago
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