1560 Birth of German composer Hieronymus PRAETORIUS (Schulz) in Hamburg. (Not to be confused with Michael Praetorius). This Praetorius was son and pupil of Jacob, born in Hamburg, where he succeeded his father as organist of the Church of St Jacobi and St Gurtrud in 1586. Noted for his Venetian style polychoral music. d-Hamburg, 27 JAN 1629.
1699 Birth of German composer and organist Christoph Gottlieb SCHROTER in Hohenstein. d-Nordhausen, 20 MAY 1782.
1750 Birth of German composer Daniel Gottlob TüRK in Claussnitz. d-Halle, 26 AUG 1813.
1778 Mozart finishes Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Serenade.
1788 Mozart finishes Jupiter Symphony #41 in C.
1802 Death of Italian violinist Antonio Lolli in Palermo. b-Bergamo,c. 1725.
1806 Death of German composer Christian Kalkbrenner in Paris. b-Minden, 22 SEP 1755.
1806 Death of Austrian composer Michael Haydn, younger brother of Franz Joseph Haydn, in Salzburg at age 68. b-Bap-Rohrau, 14 SEP 1737.
1813 Birth of American composer William Henry FRY in
Philadelphia. d-Santa Cruz, West Indies, 21 DEC 1864.
1825 Mendelssohn, at age 16, finishes opera Camacho's Wedding.
1831 FP of GYROWETZ: "Felix und Adele" Vienna (1831).
1864 FP of HERVÉ: "La liberté des théâtres" Paris (1864).
1865 (GC, JC=29 JUL) Birth of Russian composer and professor Alexander GLAZUNOV in St. Petersburg. d-Paris, 21
MAR 1936.
1872 FP of MILLÖCKER: "Wechselbrief und Briefwechsel, or Ein hagender Wurm"
operetta, Vienna (1872).
1876 Death of German cellist Carl Bergmann in NYC. Philharmonic conductor 1855 -
1876. b-Ebersbach, Saxony 12 APR 1821.
1880 Birth of African-American composer Clarence Cameron WHITE in Clarksville, TN. d-NYC, 30 JUN 1960.
1893 Birth of American composer, music book author and teacher Douglas Stuart MOORE in Cutchogue, NY. d-Greenport NY, 25 JUL 1969.
1894 Birth of Russian-American violinist Sascha CULERTSON.
1895 Sir Henry Wood's first Promenade Concert was held at
Queen's Hall, London. Wood, born in London, was the principal conductor in these concerts, and is remembered annually by the "promenaders", who crown his bust with a laurel wreath on the "Last Night" of the Proms. The Proms season of orchestral classical music concerts is held annually in the Royal Albert Hall in London. "Proms" is short for "promenade concerts", and have cheap places reserved for those who stand throughout the performance. These folks are the "promenaders", and are unruly on the "Last Night". The concerts attract performers from all over the world.
1909 Birth of English composer Brian EASDALE in Manchester.
1909 Birth of Leo FENDER, pioneer of the electric guitar, in
Anaheim CA.
1911 Birth of Telasko, Ralph (bs/b) Austrian. b. Vienna.
1912 Birth of Alfons Fuegel Tenor
Born 10 Aug 1912 Biberach Died 11 Oct 1960
Debut 1938
1912 Birth of Dutch composer Herman STRATEGIER in Arnhem. d-Doorwerth, 26 OCT 1988.
1912 FP of HADLEY: "The Atonement Of Pan" (San Francisco (1912).
1913 Birth of Horne, William (t) (1913-1983) U.S. (69) b. New York, Aug. 10, 1913;
d. April 9, 1983:
1914 Birth of Polish pianist Witold MALCUZYNSKI, nr. Vilnius. d- Palma, Majorca, 17 JUL 1977.
1921 Birth of Giebel, Agnes (s) Dutch. b. Heerlen, Aug. 10, 1921; Her first
public appearances were in works of Bach (1947). She made name
entirely in concert repertoire and refused offers to appear in
opera. She was one of the leading soprano singers of Bach's vocal
works during the 1950's and 60's. Debut 1947
Teacher :- Hilde Wesselmann
1926 Birth of French organist Marie-Claire ALAIN in St. Germain-en-Laye.
1926 Birth of New Zealand composer Edwin CARR in Auckland. d-Waiheke Island, 29 MAR 2003.
1929 Birth of English choir conductor John ALLDIS in London.
1931 Birth of Holm, Renate (s) Ger. b. Vienna
Debut 1957
Teachers:- Maria Ivogun, Fohr-Waldeck
1932 Birth of German-English composer Alexander GOEHR in Berlin. Son of Walter, conductor-composer.
1934 Birth of American pianist, conductor, teacher, and composer James Carl TENNEY in Silver City, NM.
1935 Birth of Russian composer Giya KANCHELI in Tbilisi.
1943 Birth of Ehrensperger, Gisela (s) Ger. b. Wiesbaden, Aug. 10., 1943;
Füegel, Alfons (t) (1912-1960) Ger. (48) b. Bonlanden, Aug. 10,
1912; d. Oct. 11, 1960:
1946 Death of Alberto Garcia Baritone / Teacher of Singing
Born 5 Jan 1875 London Died 10 Aug 1946
Teachers:- Bataille, Bucine, Gustave Garcia(father), Pauline Viardot-Garcia
Pupils :- Keith Falkner, Leon Lishner, Oscar Natzke, Sameul Rabin
Grace Mary Ball
1949 FP of Darius Milhaud's Octet for Strings. Budapest and Paganini Quartets at Mills College in Oakland, CA.
1952 Birth of Putnam, Ashley (s) U.S. b. New York, Aug. 10, 1952; MET: Début:
Apr. 23, 1983 [Lucia] Lucia di Lammermoor, 2 seasons (1982-83, 89-
90) 15 perf., 3 works. Debut as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 1976
Teachers:- Audrey Langford, Elizabeth Mosher, Willis Paterson
Sang in premiere of Reigen (Boesmans)
1954 Birth of American guitarist Eliot FISK in Philadelphia, PA.
1955 Death of Robert Steel Baritone
Born 17 Dec 1899 Lansdowne Pa Died 10 Aug 1955
Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 24 June 1924
Teachers:- William Brady, Eugenio Giraldoni
1963 Death of Paula Buchner Soprano
Born 15 Sep 1900 Vienna Died 19 Aug 1963
Debut 1926
Teacher :- Rosa Papier-Paumgartner
1965 Birth of American composer Stephen VOIGT.
1965 Death of Joseph Royer Baritone
Born 1884 Died 10 Aug 1965
Created Aaron Burr in Man without a Country (Damrosch)
1965 FP of William Schuman's Philharmonic Fanfare. New York Philharmonic conducted by William Steinberg, at the orchestra's first outdoor concert in Central Park, NYC.
1968 FP of Ferde Grofé's Virginia City: Requiem for a Ghost Town in Virginia City, NV.
1970 Death of German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann at age 52, in Konigsdorf, suicide. b-Suburban Cologne, 20 MAR 1918.
1981 FP of John Tavener's Akhmatova: Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.
1992 FP of James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel Percussion Concerto, with soloist Evelyn Glennie and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Sarsate conducting at Royal Albert Hall in London.
1995 Death of Aldo Protti Baritone
Born 19 July 1920 Cremona Died 10 Aug 1995
Debut as Figaro in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1948
1997 (9th ?) Death of American-Mexican composer Conlon Nancarrow in Mexico City, age 84. b-Texarkana, AR, 27 OCT 1912.
2000 Death of Suzanne Danco Soprano
Born 22 Nov 1911 Brussels Died 10 Aug 2000
Debut as Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart) 1941
Teachers:- Fernando Carpi, Vida Harford
Pupil :- Amanda Boyd
2001 FP of Per Norgard's String Quartet No. 9 Into the Source. Orion String Quartet at the Sante Fe Chamber Music Festival in NM.
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