Quote
Death, fumbling to uncover
My body in his bed,
Shall know
There has been one
Before him.
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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Petite pièce, L. 120 (for piano and clarinet)
(1910)
Gervase de Peyer, Cyril Preedy
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Petite pièce, L. 120 (for piano and clarinet)
(1910)
Reginald Kell, Brooks Smith
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Nocturne et scherzo (for cello and piano)
(1882)
Maria Kliegel, Oliver Triendl
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Nocturne et scherzo (for cello and piano)
(1882)
Gary Hoffman, David Selig
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Nocturne et scherzo (for cello and piano)
(1882)
Henrik Dam Thomsen, Ulrich Stærk
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Cinq Danses Exotiques (for alto sax and piano)
(1961)
Loris Colmaor, Leandro Camerotto
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Cinq Danses Exotiques (for alto sax and piano)
(1961)
Nicolas Prost, Laurent Wagschal
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Sonatine (for violin and piano)
(1934)
Alexandre Brussilovsky, Ingmar Lazar
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Octet, A huit (for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and bass)
(1972)
Linos Ensemble
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Divertissement (for oboe, clarinet and bassoon)
(1947)
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Jean Françaix (1912-1997)
Quintet No. 2 (for flute, string trio and harp)
(1989)
Valérie Milot, et. al.
Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)
Danse du diable vert (Dance of the Green Devil) (for cello and piano)
(1926)
André Navarra, Jean Hubeau
Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966)
Danse du diable vert (Dance of the Green Devil) (for cello and piano)
(1926)
Santiago Cañón Valencia, Katherine Austin
Gladys Nordenstrom (1924-2016)
Rondo (for flute and piano)
(1948)
Laurel Ann Maurer, Joanne Pearce Martin
Albéric Magnard (1865-1914)
Quintet for Piano and Winds in d minor, Op. 8 (for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano)
(1894)
Ensemble Initium
Albéric Magnard (1865-1914)
Quintet for Piano and Winds in d minor, Op. 8 (for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano)
(1894)
Les Vents Français
Constantin Regamey (1907-1982)
Flute Sonatina (for flute and piano)
Aurèle Nicolet, Janka Wyttenbach-Brun
Constantin Regamey (1907-1982)
Quintet (for clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and piano)
(1944)
Robert Kemblinsky, et. al.
Constantin Regamey (1907-1982)
Quintet (for clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and piano)
(1944)
Unknown ensemble (complete)
Gustav Jensen (1843-1895)
Phantasiestücke, Op. 27 (for violin, viola and piano)
(1888)
Rüdiger Liebermann, Walter Küssner, Noriko Sugiyama
Georges Auric (1899-1983)
Violin Sonata in G major
(1936)
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Lonquich
Composers born on May 25
Otomar Kvěch (born 1950)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: May 25, 1950, Prague (age 70)
Frigyes Hidas (1928-2007)
Nationality:
Hungarian
Born: May 25, 1928, Budapest Died: March 7, 2007, Budapest (age 78)
Aldo Clementi (1925-2011)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: May 25, 1925, Catania, Sicily Died: March 3, 2011, Rome (age 85)
Mikhail Pavlovich Ziv (1921-1994)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: May 25, 1921, Moscow Died: May 30, 1994, Moscow (age 73)
Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982)
Nationality:
Finnish
Born: May 25, 1902, Helsinki Died: August 12, 1982, Helsinki (age 80)
Sverre Jordan (1889-1972)
Nationality:
Norwegian
Born: May 25, 1889, Oslo Died: January 10, 1972, Bergen (age 82)
Matthew Camidge (1764-1844)
Nationality:
English
Baptized: May 25, 1764, York Died: October 23, 1844, York (age 80)
Composers who died on May 25
Otto M. Zykan (1935-2006)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: April 29, 1935, Vienna Died: May 25, 2006, Sachsendorf (age 71)
Robert Muczynski (1929-2010)
Nationality:
American
Born: March 19, 1929, Chicago Died: May 25, 2010, Tucson (age 81)
Piet Ketting (1904-1984)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: November 29, 1904, Haarlem Died: May 25, 1984, Rotterdam (age 79)
Antonín Devátý (1903-1984)
Nationality:
Czech
Born: June 12, 1903, Skuteč Died: May 25, 1984, Pilsen (age 80)
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Nationality:
English
Born: September 21, 1874, Cheltenham Died: May 25, 1934, London (age 59)
Vasily Zolotarev (1872-1964)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: February 24, 1872, Taganrog Died: May 25, 1964, Moscow (age 92)
Ján Levoslav Bella (1843-1936)
Nationality:
Slovokian
Born: September 4, 1843, Liptovský Mikuláš Died: May 25, 1936, Bratislava (age 92)
Johann Rufinatscha (1812-1893)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: October 1, 1812, Mals Died: May 25, 1893, Vienna (age 80)
Johann Brandl (1760-1837)
Nationality:
German
Born: November 14, 1760, Kloster Rohr Died: May 25, 1837, Karlsruhe (age 76)
Christian Ruppe (1753-1826)
Nationality:
Dutch
Born: August 22, 1753, Salzungen Died: May 25, 1826, Leiden (age 72)
Giovanni Antonio Piani (1678-1760)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: 1678, Naples Died: May 25, 1760, Vienna (age 82)
Recently Added Composers
Peter Seabourne (born 1960)
Nationality:
English
Born: 1960 (age 60)
Alexander Famintsyn (1841-1896)
Nationality:
Russian
Born: October 24, 1841, Kaluga Died: June 24, 1896, Ligovo (age 54)
Botho Sigwart zu Eulenburg (1884-1915)
Nationality:
German
Born: January 10, 1884, Munich Died: June 2, 1915, Jasło (age 31)
Carl Arnold (1794-1873)
Nationality:
German
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Norwegian
Born: May 6, 1794, Neunkirchen near Bad Mergentheim Died: November 11, 1873, Christiania (Oslo) (age 79)
Ferdinand Hérold (1791-1833)
Nationality:
French
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Alsatian
Born: January 28, 1791, Paris Died: January 19, 1833 (age 42)
Anton Gatscha (1883-1922)
Nationality:
Austrian
Born: March 21, 1883, Langendorf (Bohemia) Died: October 6, 1922, Vienna (age 39)
Leo Schrattenholz (1872-1955)
Nationality:
German
Born: August 24, 1872, London Died: April 11, 1955, Berlin (age 82)
Achille Simonetti (1857-1928)
Nationality:
Italian
Born: June 12, 1857, Turin Died: November 19, 1928, London (age 71)
Joseph Bengraf (1745-1791)
Nationality:
German
Born: June 20, 1745, Neustadt an der Saale Died: June 4, 1791, Pest (age 46)
João Pedro Almeida Mota (1744-c.1817)
Nationality:
Portuguese
Born: June 24, 1744, Lisbon Died: c.January 1, 1817, Madrid (age 72)
Fred Frith (born 1949)
Nationality:
English
Born: February 17, 1949, Heathfield, Sussex (age 71)
Michael Jarrell (born 1958)
Nationality:
Swiss
Born: October 8, 1958, Geneva (age 61)
Andrea Clearfield (born 1960)
Nationality:
American
Born: August 29, 1960, Philadelphia, PA (age 59)
Gustavo Leone (born 1956)
Nationality:
Argentine
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American
Born: 1956, Buenos Aires (age 64)
Marti Epstein (born 1959)
Nationality:
American
Born: November 25, 1959, Denver, CO (age 60)
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