On This Day in Music

• 1566Manuel Cardoso was born — Portuguese organist and composer. source 460 years ago
• 1758Carl Friedrich Zelter was born — German composer, conductor, and educator. source 268 years ago
• 1803Hector Berlioz was born — French composer, conductor, and critic. source 223 years ago
• 1893Leo Ornstein was born — Russian-American pianist and composer. source 133 years ago
• 1899Julio de Caro was born — Argentinian violinist, composer, and conductor. source 127 years ago
• 1908Elliott Carter was born — American composer and academic. source 118 years ago
• 1911Val Guest was born — English-American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. source 115 years ago
• 1941Rogier van Otterloo was born — Dutch conductor and composer. source 85 years ago

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