Birthdays in Music
Birthdays 201 - 300 of 311
- 1915-09-02 Hans Joachim Koellreutter, German Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist, born in Freiburg, Germany (d. 2005)
- 1916-05-12 Ellis Kohs, American composer (Lohiau and Hiiaka), educator, and musicologist, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
- 1916-09-25 Tolia Nikiprowetzky, Russian-French composer, ethnomusicologist and broadcaster, born in Feodosia, Crimea, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
- 1916-09-29 Minao Shibata, Japanese composer and musicologist, born in Tokyo (d. 1996)
- 1916-12-25 Daniel Devoto, Argentine folklorist, musicologist, and poet, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2001)
- 1917-02-07 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
- 1917-09-13 Jón Thórarinsson, Icelandic composer and musicologist, born in Gilsárteigur, Iceland (d. 2012)
- 1917-10-31 Erik Routley, British Congregational minister, composer and musicologist, born in England (d. 1982)
- 1918-01-11 Albert Weisser, American musicologist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1982)
- 1918-05-06 Godfrey Ridout, Canadian composer, conductor, educator, and musicologist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1984)
- 1919-03-08 Ivor Keys, British organist, musicologist, and academic (University of Nottingham; University of Birmingham), born in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England (d. 1995)
- 1919-09-14 Deryck Cooke, British composer and musicologist, born in Leicester (d. 1976)
- 1920-02-15 Ingmar Milveden, Swedish organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2007)
- 1920-09-30 Torbjörn Lundquist, Swedish classical and film score composer, conductor, and musicologist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2000)
- 1920-12-13 Frits Noske, Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- 1921-02-27 András Szőllősy, Hungarian composer, and musicologist (cataloged works of Béla Bartók), born in Orăştie, Hungary (d. 2007)
- 1921-10-21 Jarmil Burghauser [Mokrý], Czech composer, choirmaster, conductor, and musicologist, born in Pisek, Czech Republic (d. 1997)
- 1922-04-07 Kenneth Peacock, Canadian pianist, ethnomusicologist and composer (Rituals of Earth, Fire and Darkness), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
- 1922-06-14 Arthur Jacobs, English musicologist (Penguin Dictionary of Music), born in Manchester (d. 1996)
- 1922-07-26 Andrzej Koszewski, Polish choral and orchestral composer, and musicologist, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 2015)
- 1922-09-03 Salli Terri [Stella Tirri], Canadian-American Grammy Award-winning pop-classical-folk-exotica singer, arranger, composer (Duets with the Spanish Guitar), musicologist, and educator, born in London, Ontario (d. 1996)
- 1923-01-03 Dragutin Gostuški, Serbian composer (Concerto Accelerato), musicologist, and educator, born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 1988)
- 1923-01-04 Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2014)
- 1923-11-12 Alirio Díaz, Venezuelan guitarist, composer, and musicologist, born in Caserio La Candelaria, Venezuela (d. 2016)
- 1924-03-21 Karl Heinz Fussl, Austrian composer, musicologist, publisher, and music critic, born in Jablonec, Czechoslovakia (d. 1992)
- 1924-04-03 Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), born in London, England (d. 2014)
- 1924-07-07 Dieter Nowka, German composer, conductor and musicologist, born in Madlow, Germany (d. 1998)
- 1924-07-27 Otar Vasilisdze Taktakishvili, Georgian composer, conductor, teacher, and musicologist, born in Tbilisi, Georgia SSR (d. 1989)
- 1924-09-14 Jitka Snížková, Czech composer, music educator and musicologist, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1989)
- 1925-02-02 Michel Philippot, French composer and musicologist, born in Verzy, France (d. 1996)
- 1925-02-09 Salah El Mahdi, Tunisian composer, conductor, musicologist, and artistic director, born in Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia (d. 2014)
- 1925-02-16 Paul Crawford, American Dixieland jazz musician, arranger, (Olympic Brass Band), and music historian (Tulane University), born in Atmore, Alabama (d. 1996)
- 1925-04-13 Hilda Dianda, Argentine contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (Rituales; Después el Silencio), musicologist, and educator, born in Córdoba, Argentina
- 1925-07-14 Luis Antonio Escobar, Colombian composer and musicologist, born in Villapinzón, Cundinamarca, Colombia (d. 1993)
- 1925-12-31 Jaap Schröder, Dutch violinist, conductor (Academy of Ancient Music), musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Amsterdam (d. 2020)
- 1926-01-01 Claire Polin (Schaff), American contemporary classical, composer flautist, and musicologist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
- 1926-01-25 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), born in La Junta, Colorado (d. 2014)
- 1926-03-06 H.C. Robbins Landon, American musicologist (Haydn: Chronicle and Works), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
- 1926-04-14 Jan Maegaard, Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2012)
- 1926-07-11 Rodolfo Arizaga, Argentinian composer and musicologist, born in Buenos Aires (d. 1985)
- 1926-10-01 Max Morath, American ragtime piano revivalist, composer, and musicologist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2023)
- 1926-12-10 Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian musicologist, educator, and composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2013)
- 1927-03-02 Witold Szalonek, Polish composer (Satire), educator, and musicologist, born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland (d. 2001) [1]
- 1927-03-08 Josef Berg, Czech composer and musicologist, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 1971)
- 1927-03-09 John Beckwith, Canadian composer, pianist, educator, and musicologist, born in Victoria, British Columbia (d. 2022)
- 1927-05-05 Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (Sonata Forms), born in New York City (d. 2012)
- 1927-07-12 Pavle Merku, Italian-Slovene composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Trieste (d. 2014)
- 1927-08-05 Gunnar Bucht, Swedish composer, padagogue, and musicologist, born in Stocksund, Sweden
- 1928-01-02 Alberto Zedda, Italian opera conductor and musicologist, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2017)
- 1928-01-02 Tiberiu Olah, Romanian-Hungarian composer, teacher, and musicologist, born in 1928, Batar, Romania (d. 2002)
- 1928-12-19 Michael Hurd, British composer and musicologist known for his choral music (Jonah-Man Jazz), born in Gloucester, England (d. 2006)
- 1929-01-15 Eva Badura-Skoda, German-Austrian musicologist (Mozart-Interpretation), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2021)
- 1929-03-12 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, born in Huánuco, Peru (d. 2012)
- 1929-12-03 Werner Rackwitz, German opera director and musicologist (Handel-Renaissance), born in Breslau, Weimar Republic (d. 2014)
- 1929-12-06 Mark Kopytman, Russian-Israeli composer (Voices of Memory), musicologist, and pedagogue (Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. 1974-94), born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (d. 2011)
- 1930-01-28 Luis de Pablo, Spanish composer, and musicologist, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2021)
- 1930-04-28 Christopher Headington, English composer, musicologist and pianist, born in London (d. 1996)
- 1930-06-26 Peter Feuchtwanger, German piano teacher, musicologist, and composer (Studies in Eastern Idiom; Introduction and Ragas for 8 Violas and cello), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016)
- 1931-02-09 Harry Halbreich, German-Belgian musicologist (Arthur Honegger, Bohuslav Martinů), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
- 1931-04-02 Imre Olsvik, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Budapest (d. 2014)
- 1931-09-08 Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -"Ascension"; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethnomusicologist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2010)
- 1931-12-16 Kenneth Gilbert, Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and educator, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2020)
- 1933-03-05 Norbert Linke, German composer, music educator, and musicologist, born in Ścinawa, Province of Lower Silesia, Prussia (d. 2020)
- 1933-04-08 Jaroslav Smolka, Czech composer (Metamorfosi), music director, dramaturge, pedagogue, and musicologist, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
- 1933-07-08 Maria Helena Rosas Fernandes, Brazilian composer, pianist, musicologist, conductor and music educator, born in Brasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- 1933-10-01 Olga Pozzi Escot, Peruvian-American composer and musicologist, born in Lima, Peru
- 1934-08-23 Lojze Lebič, Slovenian composer (Myths and Apocrypha), peadagogue, and musicologist, born in Prevalje, Slovenia
- 1934-10-03 Benjamin Boretz, American composer, and musicologist, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1934-11-17 Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, born in Mason, Michigan (d. 2015)
- 1935-03-30 Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist, vibraphone player, and musicologist, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1935-08-09 George S. Leotsakos, Greek composer and musicologist, born in Athens, Greece
- 1935-10-18 Jorge "Jordi" Cervelló, Catalan composer and musicologist, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1935-10-21 (George) Derek Bell, Northern Irish harpist, pianist, oboist, musicologist, and composer (The Chieftans; "Three Images of Ireland in Druid Times"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2002)
- 1935-11-15 Pete Welding, American music writer (Down Beat), musicologist (Testament Records), and jazz and blues record producer (Doug Quattlebaum), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
- 1936-07-11 Joe Bussard, American musicologist, preservationist, and record label owner (Fonotone), born in Frederick, Maryland (d. 2022)
- 1936-07-26 Rodney Milne [Blumer], British opera critic (Opera magazine, 1971-99), musicologist, and libretto translator, born in Stafford, England (d. 2015)
- 1936-08-02 Anthony Payne, British composer (Phoenix Mass; Visions and Journeys), critic, and musicologist, born in London (d. 2021)
- 1937-05-14 Peter Williams, British organist and musicologist, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 2016)
- 1938-06-20 Nikolay Martynov, Soviet Russian composer and musicologist, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
- 1939-05-20 María Luisa Ozaita, Spanish pianist, harpsichordist, musicologist, conductor, and composer (Pelleas y Melisanda), born in Baracaldo, Spain (d. 2017)
- 1939-09-21 Trevor James Hold, British composer, writer, and musicologist (John Clare Songbook), born in Northampton, England (d. 2004)
- 1940-01-11 Mark DeVoto, American composer (Hodayot; Pavane and Zortzico), and musicologist (Schubert), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1940-01-22 Tilo Medek [Müller-Medek], German composer (Die Todesfuge), musicologist, and music publisher, born in Jena, Germany (d. 2006)
- 1941-02-25 Ramon Pagayon Santos, Filipino contemporary classical composer, etno-musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Pasig, Philippines
- 1941-05-31 Kenneth Cooper, American harpsichordist, pianist, musicologist, and professor (Barnard College, Brooklyn, NYC), born in New York City (d. 2021)
- 1942-04-19 David Fanshawe, British composer and ethnomusicologist (African Sanctus; Pacific Odyssey; Dona Nobis Pacem – A Hymn for World Peace), born in Paignton, England (d. 2010)
- 1942-08-08 Vardo Rumessen, Estonian classical pianist, musicologist, politician, and independence advocate, born in Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR (d. 2015)
- 1942-08-17 John Tyrrell, British musicologist (Leoš Janáček; The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians), born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) (d. 2018)
- 1942-10-22 Robin John Maconie, New Zealand pianist, electro-acoustic film and concert composer, and musicologist (Stockhausen), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1943-12-17 William Brooks, American composer, educator, and musicologist, born in the USA
- 1944-04-18 Rudy Shackelford, American organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Newport News, Virginia
- 1944-04-22 Joshua Rifkin, American conductor, pianist, and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s, born in New York City
- 1945-03-28 Boudewijn Buckinx, Belgian contemporary classical composer and musicologist, born in Lommel, Belgium
- 1945-04-02 Richard Taruskin, American musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music), and educator, born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
- 1945-06-19 Robert Franklin Palmer Jr., American writer, musicologist, and musician (Deep Blues), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1946-07-22 Steve Wolownik, American ethnomusicologist, balalaika player, arranger, and co-founder of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America, born in Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
- 1946-09-09 Christopher Francis Palmer, British composer, orchestrator, and musicologist, born in Norfolk, England (d. 1995)
- 1946-12-04 Alexander Maykapar, Russian harpsichordist, organist, and musicologist, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2021)
- 1947-06-18 Georgs Pelēcis, Latvian composer (Plaukstošais Jasmīns - Flowering Jasmine), musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Riga, Latvia
- 1949-02-04 Ludger Rémy, German harpsichordist, conductor (Les Amis de Philippe), and musicologist, born in Kalkar, Germany (d. 2017)
Deaths in Music
Deaths 201 - 272 of 272
- 1998-07-20 Dieter Nowka, German composer, conductor and musicologist, dies at 74
- 1998-08-03 Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and musicologist, dies after a series strokes at 63
- 1998-09-21 Dragutin Gostuški, Serbian composer (Concerto Accelerato), musicologist, and educator, dies at 75
- 1999-01-21 Jacques Chailley, French musicologist and composer, dies at 88
- 1999-10-31 Howard Ferguson, British-Irish pianist, composer, teacher and musicologist, dies at 91
- 2000-04-13 Inglis Gundry, British composer, musicologist and novelist, dies at 94
- 2000-05-18 Steve Wolownik, American ethnomusicologist, balalaika player, arranger, and co-founder of the Balalaika and Domra Association of America, dies at 54
- 2000-07-01 Torbjörn Lundquist, Swedish classical and film score composer, conductor, and musicologist, dies at 79
- 2000-07-21 Stanojlo Rajičić, Serbian composer, educator, and musicologist, dies at 79
- 2001-10-12 Witold Szalonek, Polish composer (Satire), educator, and musicologist, dies at 74
- 2001-11-13 Marius Flothuis, Dutch composer, (Kleine Suite for 12 Harps; Espressioni Cordiali), artistic director (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1955–74), musicologist (Mozart), and music critic, dies at 87
- 2002-07-19 Alan Lomax, American ethnomusicologist, and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song), dies at 87
- 2002-08-26 Miguel Querol Gavalda, Spanish musicologist and composer, dies at 90
- 2002-10-17 (George) Derek Bell, Northern Irish harpist, pianist, oboist, musicologist, and composer (The Chieftans; "Three Images of Ireland in Druid Times"), dies of a heart attack at 66 [1]
- 2004-01-28 Trevor James Hold, British composer, writer, and musicologist (John Clare Songbook), dies at 64 [1]
- 2004-12-11 Margaret Fay Shaw, American photographer, folklorist, and ethnomusicologist, known for her work in the Scottish Hebrides, dies at 101
- 2005-09-13 Hans Joachim Koellreutter, German Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist, dies at 90
- 2005-11-04 Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethnomusicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell's tinkle; Bewitched - Samantha's nose tinkle), dies at 88
- 2006-02-03 Tilo Medek [Müller-Medek], German composer (Die Todesfuge), musicologist, and music publisher, dies at 66
- 2006-08-08 Michael Hurd, British composer and musicologist known for his choral music (Jonah-Man Jazz), dies at 77
- 2007-01-01 Tad Jones, American jazz music historian, dies at 54
- 2007-11-29 Tom Terrell, American musicologist, NPR reviewer and deejay, dies at 57
- 2007-12-06 András Szőllősy, Hungarian composer, and musicologist (cataloged works of Béla Bartók), dies at 86
- 2008-05-16 Wilfrid Howard Mellers, English musicologist and composer (François Couperin and the French Classical Tradition), dies at 94
- 2009-11-20 H.C. Robbins Landon, American musicologist (Haydn: Chronicle and Works), dies at 83
- 2010-03-17 Charlie Gillett, British pop-rock and world music radio presenter and writer (The Sound of the City), dies at 68
- 2010-07-05 David Fanshawe, British composer and ethnomusicologist (African Sanctus; Pacific Odyssey; Dona Nobis Pacem – A Hymn for World Peace), dies of a stroke at 68
- 2010-10-18 Marion Brown, American jazz alto saxophonist, (Marion Brown Quartet; John Coltrane -"Ascension"; Artie Schepp), avant garde composer, writer, and ethnomusicologist, dies at 79
- 2010-11-23 James Tyler, American musicologist and author (b. 1940)
- 2011-04-19 Jaroslav Smolka, Czech composer (Metamorfosi), music director, dramaturge, pedagogue, and musicologist, dies at 78
- 2011-06-07 Nataraja Ramakrishna, Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and musicologist, dies at 88
- 2011-12-16 Mark Kopytman, Russian-Israeli composer (Voices of Memory), musicologist, and pedagogue (Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, 1974-94). dies at 82
- 2012-01-17 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, dies at 82
- 2012-11-27 Jan Maegaard, Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon), dies at 86
- 2012-12-04 Jonathan Harvey, British composer (Bhakti; Wheel of Emptiness),educator, and musicologist (Music of Stockhausen), dies at 73
- 2012-12-09 Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (Sonata Forms), dies at 85
- 2013-02-01 Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian musicologist, educator, and composer, dies at 86
- 2013-04-23 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethnomusicologist, and educator, commits suicide at 59
- 2014-01-14 Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist, dies at 91
- 2014-02-19 Imre Olsvik, Hungarian composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 82
- 2014-03-14 Werner Rackwitz, German opera director and musicologist (Handel-Renaissance), dies at 84
- 2014-03-17 Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), dies at 89
- 2014-09-12 Salah El Mahdi, Tunisian composer, conductor, musicologist, and artistic director, dies at 89
- 2014-10-20 Pavle Merku, Italian-Slovene composer and ethnomusicologist, dies at 87
- 2014-11-11 James Erb, American composer, arranger, and musicologist (Shenendoah), dies at 88
- 2015-01-02 Bob Gilmore, Irish keyboard player (Trio Scordatura), educator, and musicologist (Harry Partch: A Biography), dies of cancer at 53
- 2015-02-17 Andrzej Koszewski, Polish choral and orchestral composer, and musicologist, dies at 92
- 2015-07-15 Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, dies at 80
- 2015-08-24 Vardo Rumessen, Estonian classical pianist, musicologist, politician, and independence advocate, dies at 73
- 2015-12-04 Rodney Milne [Blumer], British opera critic (Opera magazine, 1971-99), musicologist, and libretto translator, dies at 79
- 2016-02-14 Steven Stucky, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Silent Spring; August 4, 1964; Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1988-2009), conductor (Ensemble X, 1997-2006), educator, and musicologist, dies of brain cancer at 66
- 2016-03-20 Peter Williams, British organist and musicologist, dies at 78
- 2016-06-18 Peter Feuchtwanger, German piano teacher, musicologist, and composer (Studies in Eastern Idiom; Introduction and Ragas for 8 Violas and cello), dies at 85
- 2016-06-27 Harry Halbreich, German-Belgian musicologist (Arthur Honegger, Bohuslav Martinů), dies at 85
- 2016-07-05 Alirio Díaz, Venezuelan guitarist, composer, and musicologist, dies at 92
- 2017-03-06 Alberto Zedda, Italian opera conductor and musicologist, dies at79
- 2017-04-05 María Luisa Ozaita, Spanish pianist, harpsichordist, musicologist, conductor, and composer (Pelleas y Melisanda), dies at 77
- 2017-06-21 Ludger Rémy, German harpsichordist, conductor (Les Amis de Philippe), and musicologist, dies at 68
- 2018-10-04 John Tyrrell, British musicologist (Leoš Janáček; The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians), dies at 76
- 2020-01-01 Jaap Schröder, Dutch violinist, conductor, musicologist, and pedagogue (Academy of Ancient Music), dies at 94
- 2020-04-16 Kenneth Gilbert, Canadian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist, and educator, dies at 88
- 2020-11-10 Norbert Linke, German composer, music educator, and musicologist, dies at 87
- 2021-01-08 Eva Badura-Skoda, German-Austrian musicologist (Mozart-Interpretation), dies at 91
- 2021-03-13 Kenneth Cooper, American harpsichordist, pianist, musicologist, and professor (Barnard College, Brooklyn, NYC), dies shortly after a stroke at 79
- 2021-04-30 Anthony Payne, British composer (Phoenix Mass; Visions and Journeys), critic, and musicologist, dies at 84
- 2021-06-01 Alexander Maykapar, Russian harpsichordist, organist, and musicologist, dies at 74
- 2021-10-10 Luis de Pablo, Spanish composer, and musicologist, dies at 91
- 2022-07-01 Richard Taruskin, American musicologist (Oxford History of Western Music), and educator, dies of esophageal cancer at 77 [1]
- 2022-10-03 Joe Bussard, American musicologist, preservationist, and record label owner (Fonotone), dies of pancreatic cancer at 86
- 2022-12-05 John Beckwith, Canadian composer, pianist, educator, and musicologist, dies of pneumonia at 95
- 2023-04-09 Karl Berger, German-American jazz pianist, vibraphone player, and musicologist, dies of post-surgical complications at 88
- 2023-06-19 Max Morath, American ragtime piano revivalist, composer, and musicologist, dies at 96