U. S. modernist composer Charles Ives was born in Danbury, Connecticut, on this date in 1874.

October 20, 2019 by Scott Davis

The first of Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance Marches” – March No. 1 in D – was first performed in Liverpool on this day in 1901.

October 19, 2019 by Scott Davis

Richard Wagner’s opera “Tannhäuser” was premiered in Dresden’s Königliches Hoftheater on this day in 1845.

October 19, 2019 by Scott Davis

Franz Liszt’s symphonic poem “Prometheus” was premiered on this day in 1855.

October 18, 2019 by Scott Davis

The opera “Le devin du village,” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, was premiered at the French royal court in Fontainebleau on this day in 1752.

October 18, 2019 by Scott Davis

Johann Sebastian Bach married Maria Barbara Bach, his second cousin, on this date in 1707.

October 17, 2019 by Scott Davis