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.
- 1764Jean-Philippe Rameau died. 262 years ago
- 1818Theodor Kullak was born — German pianist, composer, and educator. source 208 years ago
- 1856Johann Heinrich Beck was born — American composer and conductor. source 170 years ago
- 1895Freymóður Jóhannsson was born — Icelandic painter and composer. source 131 years ago
- 1898Salvador Bacarisse was born — Spanish composer. source 128 years ago
- 1922Jackson Mac Low was born — American poet, playwright, and composer. source 104 years ago
- 1929Harvey Schmidt was born — American composer and illustrator. source 97 years ago
- 1949Harry Thacker Burleigh died. 77 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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