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.
- 1869Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély died. 157 years ago
- 1899Silvestre Revueltas was born — Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor. source 127 years ago
- 1925Daphne Oram was born — British composer and electronic musician. source 101 years ago
- 1949Raimond Valgre died — Estonian pianist and composer. source 77 years ago
- 1950Charles Koechlin died — French composer and educator. source 76 years ago
- 1959Baron Waqa was born — Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru. source 67 years ago
- 1962Jennifer Higdon was born — American composer. source 64 years ago
- 1968George Lewis died — American clarinet player and composer. source 58 years ago
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