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.
- 1709Franz Xaver Richter was born — Czech composer, violinist, and conductor. source 317 years ago
- 1755Maurice Greene died — English organist and composer. source 271 years ago
- 1937Gordon Crosse was born — English composer and academic. source 89 years ago
- 1950Ernest John Moeran died — English pianist and composer. source 76 years ago
- 1954Fred Rose died — American pianist, composer, and publisher. source 72 years ago
- 1968Nicolae Bretan died — Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor. source 58 years ago
- 1971Mika Pohjola was born — Finnish-American pianist and composer. source 55 years ago
- 1989Sotelúm was born — Mexican trumpet player, composer, and producer. source 37 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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