On this day in MUSIC
 

ON THIS DAY in MUSIC - 24 October
in 1725, Italian composer Alessandro Scarlatti, father of Domenico Scarlatti, died in Naples at the age of 65
in 1799, Austrian violinist and composer Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf died at the age of 59, at Castle Rothlottia, near Neuhaus, Bohemia
in 1882, Hungarian Operetta composer Emmerich Kálmán was born in Slokok
in 1913, Italian baritone Tito Gobbi was born in Bassano del Grappa
in 1948, Hungarian composer Franz Lehár died in Bad Ischl, Austria, at the age of 78

who or what else belongs on this list?

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weren't there any premieres or publications on this day........just a thought........

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1935-Judy Garland, at the age of 12, sang on Wallace Berry’s radio show on NBC.

1975-A Chorus Line premiered

http://www.noiseaddicts.com/today-in-music-history/

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26 October
in 1685, Italian composer and harpsichordist Domenico Scarlatti, son of Alessandro Scarlatti, was born in Naples

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26 October
Premiers of Bruckner's second symphony and Luciano Berio's brilliant Voci.



(Didn't we do this kind of thing before? If so, let's do it again!:) )

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We sure did!! I'll try to remember to keep it up.

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On October 26, 1951, Bootsy Collins, bassist from P-Funk, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio..........

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28 October

in 1896, American conductor, composer and Eastman School of Music director, Howard Hanson was born in Wahoo, NE.

in 1936, American composer and conductor Carl Davis was born in New York City.

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Whoa!! :eek: Carl Davis is American? Hmm, I didn't know that. I've always thought he was British.


My contribution is scant today: Premier of Rimsky Korsetsoff, Scheherezade in 1888. :)

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Ooops! Late entry for 27 October:

Premier of Rach 2 (can't NB the year - sorry).

Also, this day (27 Oct.) in 1991 saw the death of Polish composer Andrezj Panufnik. A favourite of mine.