Birthdays in Music Apr 5 Alfonso Rendano, Italian composer, born in Consenza, Italy (d. 1931) Apr 21 Charles Malherbe, French violinist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1911) Deaths in Music Apr 11 Louis Emmanuel Jadin, French composer, dies at 124 Apr 15 Johann Leopold Fuchs, German composer, dies at 67 1852 Music History by Year 1854 1853 in Music History Steinway & Sons Piano March 5, 1853