Events in Music Music Premiere Feb 28 1st public performance of a Franz Schubert's song "Schäfers Klageleid" ComposerFranz Schubert Birthdays in Music Feb 10 Richard Storrs Willis, American composer, mostly of hymns ("Carol"; "Fairest Lord Jesus"), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1900) Feb 11 Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer Feb 18 Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer Feb 22 Bernardo Calvo Puig, composer 1818 Music History by Year 1820