Composers by family


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Composer news →

– Philip Glass gets commission from NYC Opera 30 Sep 2008
– Mauricio Kagel dies in Cologne at 76 19 Sep 2008
– New Mozart tune found in France 18 Sep 2008
– Nathan Currier wins International Sackler Award 18 Sep 2008
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Upcoming concerts →

– Thu 16 Oct: thingNY does Berio Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY (USA)
– Thu 16 Oct: Outsound and The Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
– Fri 17 Oct: 23rd Annual Concert of Sacred Choral Music Cathedral of the Holy Angels, Gary, Indiana, USA
– Sat 18 Oct: Chamber music performed by the Arpeggio Ensemble Kilmarnock, VA
– Sat 18 Oct: Immortal Majesty Palace Theater,Stamford,USA
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Today → (16 Oct)

Birthdays:
– Johann (Jan) Dismas Zelenka
– Domenico Zipoli
– Pieter van Maldere
– Franz Doppler
– Erkki Sven Tüür
Dying days:
– Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
– Giovanni Maria Capelli
– Sylvius Leopold Weiss
– Sir Granville Ransome Bantock
Events:
– (1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Premiere of Symphony no. 6 in b minor op. 74 “Pathétique”, in St. Petersburg, with Tchaikovsky conducting.
– (1912) Arnold Schoenberg: Premiere of Pierrot Lunaire op. 21, in Berlin, Germany, with Schönberg conducting.
– (1926) Zoltán Kodály: Premiere of Háry János, in Budapest, Hungary.
– (1942) Aaron Copland: Premiere of Rodeo, in New York, USA.
– (1960) Krzysztof Penderecki: Premiere of Anaklasis, in Donaueschingen, Germany.

Tomorrow →

Latest changes →

– Sergio Fidemraizer (10 Oct)
– Giovanni Giovenale Ancina (9 Oct)
– Jan Adams (Johann Adam) Reinken (8 Oct)
– Richard Englefield (8 Oct)
– John Arrigo-Nelson (8 Oct)
– Arthur Butterworth (8 Oct)
– George Butterworth (8 Oct)
– Luís Carvalho (8 Oct)
– Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann (2 Oct)
– Josef Antonín Gurecký (2 Oct)

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– Wolfgang Amadeus (Amadé) Mozart [2184]
– Antonio Vivaldi [2150]
– Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [1655]
– Ludwig van Beethoven [1079]
– Johann Sebastian Bach [1050]
– Johann Nepomuk Hummel [1015]
– Johannes Brahms [990]
– Antonio Salieri [989]
– Gustav Mahler [985]
– Georges Bizet [959]


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This listing is not complete. I intend to add more family groups of composers. If you have suggestions, please let me know.

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