Category Archives: Music History

Today in Music History, 1932

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Marie

Radio City Music Hall, dubbed “Showplace of the Nation,” opened its doors in New York City. Originally intended as an opera house, it boasted the world’s largest auditorium at the time, with a capacity of 6,000. Its opening show was … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1979

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Marie

Sony Corporation released its Walkman, a portable media player, today in 1979. Its predecessor, a five-pound, notebook-sized player, was too cumbersome to carry around all day. The Walkman changed the way that people ran their errands, now happily and privately … Continue reading →

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Google Doodle featuring Beethoven

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Marie

Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized today in 1770 and is ranked among the most influential composers in history. Help Beethoven arrange his masterpieces in today’s Google Doodle. https://g.co/doodle/xh7puy It’s very forgiving and may teach you a bit about musical notation!

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The Day the Music Died

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Marie

Today in music history, 1959: J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson, Buddy Holly, and Ritchie Valens perished in a plane crash after leaving Clear Lake, Iowa. Holly had chartered a plane after the heating system of the Winter Dance Party Tour bus failed. Waylon Jennings, who was … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1756

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Admin

Today in music history, 1756: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He was among the greatest composers of all time, having composed symphonies, concertos, and sonatas for piano, violin, horns and wrote operas, oratorios, dances, and pieces for … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1685, German keyboardist, violinist, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born to a musical family. Another musical great was born on the same date in the year 1732, Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn. He, too, learned … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1881

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1881, Hungarian composer Béla Bartók was born in Nagyszentmiklós in the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (modern Sânnicolau Mare, Romania). Having composed music for various genres and instruments, opera, ballet, folk and children’s music, solo piano, violin … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1945

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1945: Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica. He was a founding member of the Wailers, formed in 1963, enjoyed a successful solo career, and introduced reggae music to the world. Marley was a faithful … Continue reading →

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The Day the Music Died

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Marie

Today in music history, 1959: J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson, Buddy Holly, and Ritchie Valens perished in a plane crash after leaving Clear Lake, Iowa. Holly had chartered a plane after the heating system of the Winter Dance Party Tour bus … Continue reading →

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Today in Music History, 1854

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Marie

Today in music history, 1854: John Phillips Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. and is best known for his American military and patriotic marches. Sousa enlisted into the United States Marine Band, later formed his own band, and eventually, developed … Continue reading →

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