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August 1773 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

  • Aug 29 Raphael G. Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist (Arab Music), born in Holleschau, Moravia, Czech Republic (d. 1850)

Deaths in Music

  • Aug 25 Franz Nikolaus Novotny, Austrian composer, dies at 29

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