May 6 Alberto Savinio [Andrea Francesco Alberto de Chirico], Italian composer (Capitano Ulisse), dies at 60 May 11 Giovanni Tebaldini, Italian composer, dies at 87 May 15 Italo Montemezzi, Italian composer (L'amore dei tre re), dies at 76 May 18 Rossetter Gleason Cole, American composer (Heroes of Freedom), dies at 86 May 23 Georg Alfred Schumann, German composer, dies at 85 May 28 Joseph Lauber, Swiss concert pianist and composer, dies at 87 Apr 1952 Deaths in Music by Year Jun 1952 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers