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August 1822 in Music History

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Birthdays in Music

  • Aug 5 Johann Georg Herzog, German composer and organist, born in Hummendorf, ingdom of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1909)
  • Aug 15 Wilhelm Rust, German musicologist and composer, born in Dessau, Germany (d. 1892)

Deaths in Music

  • Aug 19 Melchor Lopez Jimenez, Spanish composer (Santiago de Compostela cathedral), dies at 62

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