Births and Deaths
- Died 1995: Florindo Andreolli, tenor, born 09-24-1925
- Born 1899: Zdenek Chalabala, conductor, died 03-04-1962
- Born 1868: Irene von Chavanne, soprano, died 12-26-1938
- Born 1950: Jane Coop, pianist/teacher
- Born 1913: Kent Wheeler Kennan, composer, died-??
- Born 1888: Frieda Leider, soprano, died 06-03-1975
- Born 1948: Catherine Malfitano, soprano
- Born 1875: Selmar Meyrowitz, conductor, died 03-24-1941
- Died 1936: Ottorino Respighi, composer, born 07-09-1879
- Born 1873: Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, died 07-19-1954
- Born 1907: Mikos Rozsa, composer, died 07-27-1995
- Died 2005: Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor, born 11-20-1929
- Born 1932: George Shirley, tenor
- Died 1975: Amy Shuard, soprano, born 07-19-1924
- Born 1882: Leopold Stokowski, conductor/organist, died 09-13-1977
- Born 1948: Bliss Johnston Virago, pianist, died 05-20-2002
- Died 1963: Fritz Windgassen, tenor, born 02-09-1882 [father of singer Wolfgang Windgassen]
"Although instrumental music cannot be sung, yet the player may render by adequate modulation its meaning, and the sad or joyous thoughts it is intended to express."
—Praetorius
What happened on this day in music history?
Nothing in particular!
