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History, analysis and commentary about western classical music

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1875

English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born

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1890

French composer Jacques Ibert was born

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1922

German-American composer, conductor and pianist Lukas Foss was born

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1925

Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson was born

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1926

American pianist Julius Katchen was born

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1933

British soprano Rita Hunter was born

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1946

American songwriter Jimmy Webb was born

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1907

Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim died

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1951

Austrian-American pianist Artur Schnabel died

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