Birthdays in Music May 16 Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor May 27 Henry Wylde, English composer and conductor, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire (d. 1890) May 27 Joachim Raff, German-Swiss composer, born in Lachen, Switzerland (d. 1882) Deaths in Music May 9 Charles Duquesnoy, French composer, dies at 62 May 15 Christian Ludwig Dieter, German composer, dies at 64 1821 Music History by Year 1823