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1618 Birth of composer Johannes FLITTNER.
1666 Birth of English composer James SHERARD in Bushby. Was botanist and apothecary, had gardens famous for rare plants at Eltham, south of Greenwich. d-Evington, 1738.
1672 Death of German composer Heinrich Schutz, at 87. b- 14 OCT 1585.
1847 Birth of Canadian soprano Emma ALBANI (Lajeunesse) in Montreal. d-London, 3 APR 1930. Studied at the
Convent du Sacre-Coeur in Montreal, 1858-1865. MET Opera début, 20 NOV 1891 as Valentine in
Les Huguenots 1 season, 1891-92.
1851 Birth of French composer Andre WORMSER.
1854 Birth of American composer William Paris CHAMBERS. d-1913.
1855 Birth of Austrian music critic and historian Guido ADLER in Moravia.
1859 Birth of Irish organist, teacher
and music historian William Hartley Grattan FLOOD in Lismore.
1861 Birth of Czech violinist, conductor and composer Vasa SUK. Conducted Imperial
Opera in Moscow.
1862 Birth of Dutch organist, teacher and composer Johan WAGENAAR
in Utrecht. d-The Hague, 17 JUN 1941.
1862 Birth of Polish pianist, teacher and composer Alexander LAMBERT. In
USA from 1887.
1871 Birth of Russian composer Alexander SPENDIAROV in Kakhovka. d-Erivan, 1928. Student of Rimsky-Korsakov. Known as the father of the Armenian music. His works include operas, orchestral, and choral works.
1873 Birth of French composer Charles QUEF aka Paul Florimond in Lille. d-Paris, 2 July 1931.
1877 Birth of English composer Roger QUILTER in Brighton. d-London, 21 SEP
1953.
1887 Birth of German composer Max TRAPP in Berlin. d-Berlin, 31 MAY 1971.
1887 Birth of Cisneros, Eleonora de [née Eleanor Bradfoot] (c/s) (1878-1934) U.S.
(46) b. New York, Nov. 1, 1887; d. Feb. 3, 1934: MET: Début: Nov.
24, 1899 [Rossweisse] Die Walküre, 1season (1899-1900) 19 perf. 4 roles.
1890 Birth of composer Paul PRATT. d-7 JUL 1948. Works list.
1902 Birth of German conductor Eugen JOCHUM in Babenhausen, Bavaria. d-Munich, 26 MAR 1987. Conductor and musical
director of the Hamburg State Opera, 1934-45.
1907 Birth of composer Rio GEBHARDT. d-1944.
1908 Birth of Knight, Felix (t) (1908-1998) U.S. (89) b. Macon, Georgia, Nov. 1,
1908; d. NYC, June 18, 1998: Sang in the motion picture 'Babes In Toy
Land' With Laurel and Hardy.
1909 Birth of Croatian composer Bruno BJELINSKIin Trieste. d-Island of Silba, Croatia, 3 SEP 1992.
1911 Birth of Tate, Lady Viola (s) in Pressburg, now Bratislava,
Slovakia. d. Melbourne, Feb. 6, 2003.
1913 FP of LEONCAVALLO: "Are you There?" London (1913).
1918 FP of MONTEMEZZI: "La nave" Milan (1918).
1921 Birth of Rumanian-born Czech composer Jan TAUSINGER.
1975 Death of American composer Philip James, at 85. A composer of choral and orchestral
music. b-17 May 1890 in Jersey City, NJ.
1975 FP of SUSA: Conrad, "Block River" Minnesota Opera (1975); w/Barbara Brant, Janis Hardy (m/s); Margaret Smith; and Michael Riley; based on
Michael Lesy's book Wisconsin Death Trip, inspired by the unhappy
life of soprano Pauline L'Allemand [neé Ellhasser] (s) (1862-???) U.S.
1982 Death of English composer, film scores and concert pieces, Leighton Lucas, at 79. b- 1903.
1983 Death of Dutch musicologist Anthony van Hoboken, (Haydn Catalog),
at 96.
2003 Death of American composer Kent W. Kennan, Univ Texas, Austin, Professor of Music Emeritus and a prominent figure
in the composition of American classical music,
Kennan's numerous compositions have been widely performed and
published. Best known is "Night Soliloquy," which in the version
for flute and strings has been played by all the major orchestras in
the country under conductors including Toscanini, Ormandy,
Stokowski, and Ozawa, and recorded under six different labels. Retirement announcement. b-Milwaukee, WI 18 APR 1911.
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