Poets and novelists. Organists.

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Composers who have also written poetry or novels. These may, for example, have been used as texts for their own songs, or as libretto for their own opera.

Composers who also play the organ and as such performed their own or other composer's compositions.

Group members

Boxberg, Christian Ludwig (1670–1729)

Composer news →

Dutilleux dead at 97 posted 23 May 2013

Britten trail opened posted 3 Apr 2013

Tan Dun is Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO posted 29 Mar 2013

Michael Berkeley to be member of House of Lords posted 29 Mar 2013

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Upcoming concerts →

Sat 22 Jun: Freedom, a vibrant new choral drama on the abolition of slavery hedge End

Sat 22 Jun: Lux - with Cappella Novocastriensis. St Cuthvert's Church, Norham, Northumberland, TD15 2LF. UK

Sat 22 Jun: Bristol Bach Choir presents choral gems, ancient and modern St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England

Mon 24 Jun: The Brodsky Quartet with Lore Lixenberg and Cathal Breslin Drapers' Hall,Throgmorton Street London EC2N 2DQ

Sat 29 Jun: Summertime Gala Concert St John's Smith Square, London UK

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Today → (18 Jun)

Birthdays:

Antonio (de) Literes (y Carrión)

Antonio Maria Bononcini

Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac

Ignaz Josef Pleyel

Charles Gounod

Dying days:

Michel-Richard de Lalande

Johann André

Willy Burkhard

Arthur Dulay

Events:

(1778) Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart: Premiere of symphony in D major KV 297 “Paris”, in Paris, France.

(1821) Carl Maria von Weber: Premiere of Der Freischütz, in Berlin, Germany, with Weber conducting.

(1929) Francis Poulenc: Premiere of Aubade for piano and 18 instruments, in Paris, France.

(1955) Pierre Boulez: Premiere of Le Marteau sans Maître, in Baden-Baden, Germany.

(1962) Manuel de Falla: Premiere of Atlántida, in Milan, Italy.

Tomorrow →

Latest changes →

Henri Dutilleux (23 May)

Anders Eliasson (22 May)

John La Montaine (22 May)

Gordon Sherwood (22 May)

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (22 May)

Manuel de Elías (17 May)

Sabrina Peña Young (16 May)

Stanislas Verroust (16 May)

Karl Davydov (16 May)

Massimiliano Viel (16 May)

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Johann Sebastian Bach [402]

Johann Nepomuk Hummel [388]

Johannes Brahms [379]

Antonio Salieri [378]

Gustav Mahler [377]

Georges Bizet [367]

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