Birthdays in Music Aug 5 Gertrude E Durden Rush, American composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden) Aug 10 Clarence Cameron White, American composer, born in Clarksville, Tennessee Aug 11 Frederick Jerome Work, composer Aug 17 Leo Ascher, Austrian-born composer who moved to the US, born in Vienna (d. 1942) Aug 25 Robert E. Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1975) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1879 Birthdays in Music 1881