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.
- 1668François Couperin was born. 358 years ago
- 1873Henri Rabaud was born — French conductor and composer. source 153 years ago
- 1874Idabelle Smith Firestone was born — American composer and songwriter. source 152 years ago
- 1886Edward Joseph Collins was born — American pianist, composer, and conductor. source 140 years ago
- 1891Carl Stalling was born — American pianist and composer. source 135 years ago
- 1909Johnny Marks was born — American composer and songwriter. source 117 years ago
- 1916Billy May was born — American trumpet player and composer. source 110 years ago
- 1927Richard Connolly was born — Australian hymnodist. source 99 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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