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.
- 1736Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch was born — German harpsichord player and composer. source 290 years ago
- 1786Carl Maria von Weber was born — German composer and conductor (probable; died 1826). source 240 years ago
- 1787Henry Rowley Bishop was born. 239 years ago
- 1860Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born — Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. source 166 years ago
- 1871Tom Turpin was born. 155 years ago
- 1904Masao Koga was born — Japanese composer and guitarist. source 122 years ago
- 1954Carter Burwell was born — American composer and conductor. source 72 years ago
- 1957Tony Bunn was born — American bassist, composer, producer, and writer. source 69 years ago
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