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.
- 1607Luzzasco Luzzaschi died — Italian organist and composer. source 419 years ago
- 1659Henry Purcell was born — English organist and composer. source 367 years ago
- 1714Niccolò Jommelli was born — Italian composer. source 312 years ago
- 1867Simon Sechter died — Austrian organist, composer, and conductor. source 159 years ago
- 1908Raymond Scott was born — American pianist, composer, and bandleader. source 118 years ago
- 1919Helena Munktell died. 107 years ago
- 1919Lex van Delden was born — Dutch composer. source 107 years ago
- 1925Boris Tchaikovsky was born — Russian pianist and composer. source 101 years ago
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