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.
- 1605Francesco Sacrati was born — Italian composer. source 421 years ago
- 1762Francesco Geminiani died — Italian violinist and composer. source 264 years ago
- 1803Franz Xaver Süssmayr died — Austrian composer and director. source 223 years ago
- 1878Vincenzo Tommasini was born — Italian composer. source 148 years ago
- 1884Charles Griffes was born — American pianist and composer. source 142 years ago
- 1907Ignaz Brüll died — Czech-Austrian pianist and composer. source 119 years ago
- 1917Isang Yun was born — South Korean-German composer and educator. source 109 years ago
- 1923Ralph Sharon was born — English-American pianist, composer, and conductor. source 103 years ago
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