This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most technically gifted pianist, but had…
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This Day in Music – 1958: Angela Hewitt is Born
This day in music, we celebrate Angela Hewitt’s birthday. Of a musical family, Angela Hewitt turns fifty-eight today as one of Canada’s and the world’s…
This Day in Music – 1828: Ignaz Bösendorfer Granted Piano-making License
This day in music in 1828, Ignaz Bösendorfer was granted a piano-making license. Son of a carpenter, Ignaz Bösendorfer was an Austrian piano maker in the nineteenth…
This Day in Music – 1949: Alan Menken is Born
Behind various iconic Disney movies, Alan Menken was born in New York City to a pianist father and an actress-dancer mother, foreshadowing the musical theatre…
This Day in Music – 1920: Isaac Stern was born
Born in what is now Ukraine, violinist Isaac Stern would immigrate to America at the age of one and go on to become one of…
This Day in Music – 1947: Carlos Santana is born
Legendary Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, who brought Latin fire to American rock with his group Santana, was born this day in music. Mixing American influences…
This Day in Music – 1942: Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony Debuts in America
Perhaps one of the most idiosyncratic composers, Dmitry Shostakovich became a symbol of anti-totalitarianism and a bulwark against Axis powers. Symphony No. 7, considered by many…
This Day in Music – 1986: Run DMC releases Raising Hell
On this day in music forty years ago, Run DMC released their rapturous and infections third album Raising Hell. In a time when hip hop…
This Day in Music – 1857: Death of Carl Czerny
Composer, pedagogue, and Pianist Carl Czerny was known primarily for his immense contributions to the intermediate ranges of piano music. A prodigy, Czerny studied with…
This Day in Music – 1682: Henry Purcell & Chapel Royal
Henry Purcell was the most important British composer of the mid-Baroque era as a cross-genre composer of church, stage, court, and private entertainment music. Son…
