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.
- 1564Pierre de Manchicourt died — Flemish composer and educator. source 462 years ago
- 1743Giuseppe Gazzaniga was born — Italian composer and educator. source 283 years ago
- 1880Jacques Offenbach died — German-French cellist and composer. source 146 years ago
- 1940Silvestre Revueltas died — Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor. source 86 years ago
- 1943Leon Roppolo died — American clarinet player and composer. source 83 years ago
- 1952Harold Faltermeyer was born — German keyboard player, composer, and producer. source 74 years ago
- 1970Tord Gustavsen was born — Norwegian pianist and composer. source 56 years ago
- 1978Steinar Nickelsen was born — Norwegian organist and composer. source 48 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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