Events in Music May 20 The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris falls on the crowd resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others Birthdays in Music May 11 Josip Slavenski, composer May 17 Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer May 28 Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer Deaths in Music May 12 Juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38 May 20 Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer of the Romantic era, dies of a stroke at 76 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1895 On This Day in Music 1897