Birthdays in Music May 8 Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz, Czech composer, born in Budenice, Zlonice, Czech Republic (d. 1790) Deaths in Music May 11 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker & son of Antonius, dies at 70 1741 Music History by Year 1743 1742 in Music History Hallelujah! Music That Moved a King April 13, 1742
