Birthdays in Music Apr 19 Siegfried Ochs, German composer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1929) Apr 20 Auguste Chapuis, French composer, born in Dampierre-sur-Salon, France (d. 1933) Apr 22 Ethel Smyth, English composer, born in Sidcup, Kent (d. 1944) Deaths in Music Apr 3 Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer and royal chaplain master, dies at 79 Apr 7 Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher and composer, dies at 76 Apr 16 Johann Baptist Cramer, German British pianist, composer and publisher, dies at 87 1857 Music History by Year 1859 Famous Musicians Composers Drummers Guitarists Pianists Singers Songwriters
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