Nov 12 Alejandro Garcia Caturla, Cuban composer, dies at 34 Nov 23 Catharina van Rennes, Dutch composer, dies at 82 Nov 30 Fritz Volbach, German conductor, musicologist and composer (Raffael), dies at 78 Oct 1940 Deaths in Music by Year Dec 1940 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers