1731 Frantisek Dusek baptized – Czech composer (d.1799); one of the most important harpsichordists and pianists of his time; his wife Josepha was a famous…

1562 death of Flemish composer Adrian Willaert (age c.72); in force of personality and with his central position as maestro di cappella at St. Mark's in…

1550 Orazio Vecchi baptized – Italian composer of the late Renaissance (d.1605); most famous for his madrigal comedies, particularly L'Amfiparnaso.1842…

1687 Francesco Geminiani – Italian composer, violinist and music theorist (d.1761); his significance today is largely due to his 1751 treatise Art of…

1660 André Campra baptized – French composer (d.1744); one of the leading French opera composers in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and…

1729 Padre Antonio Soler baptized – Spanish composer (d.1783); best known for his keyboard sonatas, an important contribution to the harpsichord,…

1866 Harry T. Burleigh – African-American composer, arranger, and singer (d.1949); the first black composer who helped develop a characteristically…

1944 first performance of Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra by the Boston Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky conducting.1946 Rudolf Buchbinder – Austrian…

1796 Carl Loewe – German composer (d. 1869); wrote many art songs, and during his lifetime was called the ‘Schubert of Northern Germany’.1813 Charles…

1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully baptized – Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, and dancer (d.1687); spent most of his life working in the court of…

1784 Ferdinand Ries baptized – German composer (d.1838); even though he is best known as a pupil and secretary of Beethoven, there is a Ferdinand Ries…

1474 death of Guillaume Dufay (age c.74) – Franco-Flemish composer of the early Renaissance; he was the central figure in the Burgundian School and the…