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.
- 1785Johann Heinrich Rolle died — German composer. source 241 years ago
- 1902“The Entertainer” was copyrighted by Scott Joplin. 124 years ago
- 1919Roman Vlad was born — Italian pianist and composer. source 107 years ago
- 1946Camillo Schumann died — German composer and organist. source 80 years ago
- 1948Harry Farjeon died — British composer and music teacher. source 78 years ago
- 1952Fletcher Henderson died — American pianist, composer, and bandleader. source 74 years ago
- 1952Beryl Rubinstein died — American pianist, composer and teacher. source 74 years ago
- 1959Robin Milford died — English soldier and composer. 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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