Birthdays in Music Jan 10 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German composer & conductor, born in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany (d. 1802) Jan 19 Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer Jan 30 František Xaver Partsch, Czech composer, born in Duchcov (d. 1822) Deaths in Music Jan 18 Claudio Casciolini, Italian composer, dies at 62 1759 Music History by Year 1761