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.
- 1604Johannes Bach was born — German organist and composer. source 422 years ago
- 1688Philippe Quinault died — French playwright and composer. source 338 years ago
- 1717Daniel Purcell died — English organist and composer. source 309 years ago
- 1885Elizabeth Philp died. 141 years ago
- 1891Scott Bradley was born — American pianist, composer, and conductor. source 135 years ago
- 1915Earl Wild was born — American pianist and composer. source 111 years ago
- 1956Tommy Dorsey died — American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer. source 70 years ago
- 1959Albert Ketèlbey died — English pianist, composer, and conductor. source 67 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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