April 1905 in Music History

Birthdays in Music

  • Apr 1 Winfried Zillig, German opera composer, and conductor (Fantasia Irica), born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1963)
  • Apr 2 Serge Lifar, Russian-French dancer, choreographer (Paris Opera Ballet), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1986)
  • Apr 4 Eugene Bozza, French composer, born in Nice, France (d. 1991)
  • Apr 5 Jef Maes, Belgian composer and violinist, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1996)
  • Apr 19 Tommy Benford, American jazz drummer, born in Charleston, West Virginia (d. 1994)
  • Apr 27 Philip Radcliffe, English composer, born in Godalming, Surrey (d. 1986)

Deaths in Music

  • Apr 23 Karel Komzák II, Bohemian-Viennese violinist, and composer of marches and dances (Bad’ner Mad’ln), dies when he falls under train at 54 [1]
  • Apr 29 Ignatio Cervantes, Cuban pianist and composer (Danzas Cubanas), dies at 57