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.
- 1778George Bridgetower was born — British musician and composer. source 248 years ago
- 1788Simon Sechter was born — Austrian organist, composer, and conductor. source 238 years ago
- 1837Samuel Wesley died — English organist and composer. source 189 years ago
- 1896Anton Bruckner died — Austrian organist, composer, and educator. source 130 years ago
- 1897Léon Boëllmann died — French organist and composer. source 129 years ago
- 1941Lester Bowie was born — American trumpet player and composer. source 85 years ago
- 1991Toby Fox was born — American video game developer and composer. source 35 years ago
- 2008Neal Hefti died — American trumpet player and composer. source 18 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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