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.
- 1567Christoph Demantius was born — German composer, poet, and theorist. source 459 years ago
- 1657Michel Richard Delalande was born — French organist and composer. source 369 years ago
- 1686Jean-Joseph Fiocco was born — Flemish violinist and composer. source 340 years ago
- 1792Joseph Martin Kraus died — Swedish pianist, violinist, and composer. source 234 years ago
- 1911Stan Kenton was born — American pianist and composer. source 115 years ago
- 1944Glenn Miller died — American bandleader and composer. source 82 years ago
- 1960Walter Werzowa was born — Austrian composer and producer. source 66 years ago
- 2011Bob Brookmeyer died — American trombone player and composer. source 15 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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