Birthdays in Music May 15 Giovanni Bolzoni, composer May 21 Joseph Parry, Welsh composer and musician, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1903) May 24 Tito Mattei, Italian pianist and composer, born in Campobasso, Italy (d. 1914) May 28 Giovanni Sgambati, Italian pianist and composer, born in Rome (d. 1914) Deaths in Music May 6 John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1840 On This Day in Music 1842