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1996 Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80
1996 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1995 Herbert Whitton John Sumsion, organist/composer, dies at 96 1995 John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer teacher organist, dies at 69 1994 Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96 1993 Herman Nieland, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 82 1993 Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies 1993 John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies 1992 Leen 't Hart, organist/composer, dies at 72 1988 Arwel Hughes, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn, dies at 79 1988 Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist, dies at 74 1986 Flor Peeters, Flemish baron/organist/composer, dies at 83 1986 Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81 1982 Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer, dies at 71 1982 Piet van Egmond, organist/conductor, dies at 70 1981 Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer (Te Deum), dies at 88 1977 Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist/composer, dies at 91 1977 E Power Biggs, English organist/composer (CBS), dies at 70 1965 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer, dies at 65 1963 Mart Saar, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music, dies at 81 1956 Jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies 1956 Gunther Ramin, German organist/composer/choir conductor, dies at 57 1950 Karl Straube, German organist/conductor, dies 1948 Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1947 Mark Stein, singer, organist and keyboardist, Vanilla Fudge 1945 Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1945 Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59 1945 Jimmy Winston, born in London, organist, Samll Facres-Itchycoo Park 1943 Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo 1941 Anthony Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, harpsichordist/organist, Bhajeb 1941 Walford Davies, British organist/composer, dies at 71 1940 Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 1937 Garth Hudson, born in Windsor, Ontario, organist, keyboardist, musician, instrumentalist, member of The Band, Canadian-American rock group 1937 Arthur William Foote, U.S. organist/composer, dies at 84 1937 Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor, French organist/composer, dies at 93 1935 Alan Gray, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise', dies at 79 1934 Shirley Scott, swing/blues organist, with Stanley Turrentine 1931 Ib Norholm, born in Soborg, Copenhagen, Danish organist, composer, won Carl Nielsen Prize, 1971, wrote opera, 'The Young Park' 1929 Gerd Zacher, born in Meppen, Germany, composer, organist, writer, contemporary compositions, written in graphic or verbal scores, include extended techniques, known as interpreter of works by Johann Sebastian Bach 1927 Ole Olsen, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major, dies at 77 in Oslo, Norway 1926 Marie-Claire Alain, French organist/composer 1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1924 George Guest, British organist 1920 Herman Nieland, Dutch organist/pianist/composer, Te Deum Laudamus 1920 Leen 't Hart, Dutch organist/composer 1919 Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist/pianist/orchestra leader, Devil's Wheel 1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister 1917 Geraint Jones, conductor/organist 1916 Max [Johann BJM] Reger, German composer/pianist/organist, dies at 43 1916 Bernard William George Rose, composer/organist 1916 Douglas Guest, organist 1916 Martindale Sidwell, organist/conductor 1916 Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1913 Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist 1912 Herman Strategier, Dutch organist/ composer and conductor 1912 Feike P. Asma, Dutch organist 1912 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist/conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 1911 Jehan Ariste Alain, French organist/composer 1911 Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer 1909 Dudley Buck, U.S. organist/composer, dies at 70 1909 Arwel Hughes, born in Wales, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn 1907 Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 Helmut Walcha, German organist, church music 1906 E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer, CBS 1904 Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor, dies at 78 1904 Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet 1903 Andre Fleury, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, composer, organist, studied organ at the Paris Conservatory under Eugene Gigout, appointed professor of organ at Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris 1903 Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer, Lied Symphony 1902 Maurice Durufle, French organist/composer 1902 Pierre Palla, Dutch pianist/organist 1901 Staff Nees, Flemish organist/composer, Simon Peter 1899 Anthon van der Horst, Dutch organist/composer 1899 Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer 1898 Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist 1897 Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 1897 Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist/composer, Stabat Mater 1892 Hendrik F Andriessen, Dutch organist/composer, Ballade of Merel 1890 Cesar-Auguste Franck, Belgian organist/composer, dies at 67 1887 Jacobo Palm, Curacaos pianist/organist 1886 Marcel Dupre, French organist/composer 1886 Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist 1885 Desider Antalffy-Zsiross, Hungarian organist/composer 1884 Hans Rott, composer, organist at the Piarist church, praised by Anton Bruchnew, Gustav Mahler, dies at 25 1882 Mart Saar, born in Hupassaare, Estonia, composer, organist, combined folk music with contemporary sounds, composed choir, solo, piano music 1880 John Goss, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven', dies at 79 1875 Albert Schweitzer, doctor/humanitarian/organist, Nobel 1954 1873 Karl Straube, German organist/conductor 1872 Lowell Mason, U.S. organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 1862 Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer and conductor /organist, Cyrano 1862 Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer, Variations Symphoniques 1858 Hans Rott, born in Braunhirschengrund, Austria, composer, organist at the Piarist church, praised by Anton Bruchnew, Gustav Mahler 1855 Alan Gray, born in York, England, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise' 1853 Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E 1852 Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish organist/composer 1850 Ole Olsen, born in Hammerfest, Norway, composer, organist, teacher, wrote opera 'Stig Hvide', wrote Symphony in G major 1850 Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer 1850 Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 1847 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59 1839 Dudley Buck, born in Hartford, Connecticut, organist/church composer 1835 Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73 1825 Richard Hol, Dutch composer/organist/conductor 1822 Jan Albert van Eyken, composer/organist 1800 John Goss, born in Fareham, England, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven' 1799 Pieter Hellendaal, violinist, organist and composer (Glees), dies at 78 1798 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German organist/composer, dies at 49 1792 Lowell Mason, Medfield Massachusetts, organist/composer, Zebulo 1789 Armand-Louis Couperin, French composer/organist (Notre Dame), dies at 63 1788 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer 1787 Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night 1780 Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 1779 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies 1774 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 1774 Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer 1773 Jan Zach, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music, dies at 73 in Ellwangen, Germany 1772 Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 1770 Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 1766 Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist, Exultate Deo 1763 Etienne-Nicolas Mehul, French organist/opera composer, Le Jeune Henri 1762 Willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist 1759 Johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39 1759 Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 1750 Carl T Pachelbel, U.S. organist/composer 1749 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 1745 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 1736 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer 1733 Georg Bohm, German organist/composer, dies at 71 1725 Armand-Louis Couperin, Paris, France, organist/composer, Notre Dame 1722 Johann Adam Reincken, German organist/composer, dies at 99 1721 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist and composer, Glees 1720 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German, court, composer/organist 1710 William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music 1707 Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 1706 Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 1706 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 1704 Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 1699 Jan Zach, born in Celakovice, Czech Republic, composer, organist, violinist, composed Baroque and classical music 1697 Francesco A. Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist 1694 Louis-Claude Daquin, d'Acquin, French organist/composer, La Rose 1693 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist 1685 George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer, Messiah 1682 Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London 1676 Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris, France, composer/organist 1668 Francois Couperin, Paris, France, composer/organist, Concerts Royaux 1667 Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50 1667 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 1662 Johann Cruger, German organist/composer/music theorist, dies at 63 1661 Georg Bohm, German organist/composer 1659 Henry Purcell, English organist/composer, Dido and Aeneas 1643 Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian composer/organist, dies at 59 1628 John Bull, English organist/composer, dies 1628 Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63 1625 Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 1621 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59 1616 Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies 1616 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer 1611 Tomas L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies 1604 Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 1598 Johann Cruger, German organist, composer and music theorist 1587 Samuel Scheidt, German organist/composer, baptised 1563 William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral 1533 Claudio Merulo, organist and composer 1485 Rudolph Agricola, Roelof Huysman, humanist/organist, dies 1473 Conrad Paumann, German blind organist/composer, dies 1444 Rudolf Agricola, Roelof Huysman, Dutch humanist/organist |
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