Born
|
Died
|
Composer
|
August 1
|
| 1 August 1908 |
15 June 1971 |
Miloslav Kabelac |
| 8 March 1882 |
1 August 1973 |
Gian Francesco Malipiero |
August 2
|
| 2 August 1858 |
23 November 1940 |
Catharina van Rennes |
| 2 August 1891 |
27 March 1975 |
Arthur Bliss |
| 2 August 1905 |
5 December 1963 |
Karl Amadeus Hartmann |
| appr. 1377 |
2 August 1445 |
Oswald von Wolkenstein |
| 4 May 1860 |
2 August 1945 |
Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek |
| 7 December 1863 |
2 August 1945 |
Pietro Mascagni |
| 13 June 1899 |
2 August 1978 |
Carlos Chávez |
August 3
|
| 3 August 1892 |
9 July 1981 |
Oscar van Hemel |
| 3 August 1917 |
7 April 1986 |
Antonio Lauro |
| 1 March 1878 |
3 August 1914 |
Gabriel Dupont |
| 24 November 1934 |
3 August 1998 |
Alfred Schnittke |
August 4
|
| 4 August 1892 |
8 October 1971 |
Roepman Johanna Bordewijk |
| 4 August 1910 |
15 February 1992 |
William Schuman |
August 5
|
| 5 August 1397 |
27 November 1474 |
Guillaume Dufay |
| 5 August 1623 |
14 October 1669 |
Antonio Cesti |
| 5 August 1694 |
31 October 1744 |
Leonardo Leo |
| 5 August 1811 |
12 February 1896 |
Ambroise Thomas |
| 5 August 1890 |
3 October 1987 |
Hans Gál |
| 5 August 1901 |
25 August 1972 |
Juan Carlos Paz |
| 5 August 1932 |
29 August 1996 |
Tera de Marez Oyens |
| 21 September 1698 |
5 August 1787 |
François Francoeur |
| 12 July 1885 |
5 August 1916 |
George Butterworth |
| 7 August 1818 |
5 August 1891 |
Henry Charles Litolff |
August 6
|
We have no coomposers listed as having been born or
having died on this date. |
August 7
|
| 7 August 1818 |
5 August 1891 |
Henry Charles Litolff |
| 7 August 1868 |
16 October 1946 |
Sir Granville Bantock |
| 7 August 1881 |
4 May 1955 |
Georges Enescu |
| 18 February 1770 |
7 August 1846 |
Johann Christoph Heinrich Rinck |
| 19 June 1854 |
7 August 1893 |
Alfredo Catalani |
| 8 January 1905 |
7 August 1988 |
Giacinto Scelsi |
August 8
|
| 8 August 1857 |
13 April 1944 |
Cécile Chaminade |
| 8 August 1886 |
22 November 1943 |
Pietro Yon |
| 8 August 1886 |
25 July 1963 |
Daniël Ruyneman |
| 8 August 1905 |
20 December 1974 |
André Jolivet |
| 7 May 1704 |
8 August 1759 |
Karl Heinrich Graun |
August 9
|
| 9 August 1874 |
28 January 1947 |
Reynaldo Hahn |
| 9 August 1875 |
12 November 1959 |
Albert William Ketelby |
| 8 March 1857 |
9 August 1919 |
Ruggiero Leoncavallo |
| 20 April 1881 |
9 August 1950 |
Nikolai Yakovlevich Miaskovsky |
| 25 September 1906 |
9 August 1975 |
Dmitri Shostakovich |
August 10
|
| 10 August 1865 |
21 March 1936 |
Alexander Glazunov |
| 10 August 1893 |
25 July 1969 |
Douglas Moore |
| 10 August 1912 |
26 October 1988 |
Herman Strategier |
| 27 October 1912 |
10 August 1997 |
Conlon Nancarrow |
| 14 September 1737 |
10 August 1806 |
Michael Haydn |
| 22 September 1755 |
10 August 1806 |
Christian Kalkbrenner |
| 20 March 1918 |
10 August 1970 |
Bernd Alois Zimmermann |
August 11
|
| 11 August 1861 |
25 February 1906 |
Anton Stepanovich Arensky |
| 6 February 1882 |
11 August 1949 |
Karl Weigl |
August 12
|
| 12 August 1626 |
27 May 1690 |
Giovanni Legrenzi |
| 12 August 1644 |
3 May 1704 |
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber |
| 12 August 1875 |
27 November 1967 |
Héctor (Ettore) Panizza |
| 1553/1556 |
12 August 1612 |
Giovanni Gabrieli |
| 3 July 1854 |
12 August 1928 |
Leos Janácek |
| 26 April 1906 |
12 August 1980 |
Leopold Spinner |
| 5 September 1912 |
12 August 1992 |
John Cage |
| 20 August 1561 |
12 August 1633 |
Jacopo Peri |
August 13
|
| 13 August 1879 |
12 June 1962 |
John Ireland |
| 12 May 1842 |
13 August 1912 |
Jules Massenet |
August 14
|
| 14 August 1810 |
19 April 1876 |
Samuel Sebastian Wesley |
| 14 August 1891 |
13 June 1984 |
Marinus de Jong |
| 14 August 1892 |
15 October 1988 |
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji |
| 14 August 1910 |
19 August 1995 |
Pierre Schaeffer |
August 15
|
| 15 August 1725 |
1 December 1813 |
Gioseffo Ferdinando Bertoni |
| 15 August 1875 |
1 September 1912 |
Taylor Samuel Coleridge |
| 15 August 1890 |
5 February 1962 |
Jacques François Ibert |
| 31 May 1656 |
15 August 1728 |
Marin Marais |
August 16
|
| 16 August 1795 |
14 December 1861 |
Heinrich Marschner |
| 16 August 1836 |
1899 |
Albert Biehl |
| 16 August 1863 |
17 July 1937 |
Gabriel Pierné |
| 16 February 1847 |
16 August 1917 |
Philipp Scharwenka |
| 15 October 1858 |
16 August 1929 |
Frank van der Stucken |
August 17
|
| 17 August 1686 |
3 March 1768 |
Nicola Porpora |
| 17 August 1835 |
8 March 1901 |
Peter Benoit |
| 17 August 1846 |
4 January 1925 |
Marie Jaëll |
| 17 August 1901 |
13 January 1971 |
Henri Tomasi |
| 24 January 1712 |
17 August 1786 |
Friedrich der Grosse II |
| 5 February 1810 |
17 August 1880 |
Ole Bull |
| 19 June 1842 |
17 August 1898 |
Karl Zeller |
| 6 January 1900 |
17 August 1936 |
Pierre Octave Ferroud |
| 28 September 1870 |
17 August 1958 |
Florent Schmitt |
| 6 April 1885 |
17 August 1961 |
Carlos Salzédo |
| 17 January 1928 |
17 August 1973 |
Jean Barraque |
| 9 June 1927 |
17 August 2000 |
Franco Donatoni |
August 18
|
| 18 August 1750 |
7 May 1825 |
Antonio Salieri |
| 8 June 1894 |
18 August 1942 |
Erwin Schulhoff |
August
19
|
| 14 August 1910 |
19 August 1995 |
Pierre Schaeffer |
August 20
|
| 20 August 1561 |
12 August 1633 |
Jacopo Peri |
| 20 August 1877 |
13 July 1937 |
Jan Zwart |
| appr. 1548 |
20 August 1611 |
Tomás Luis de Victoria |
| 12 May 1739 |
20 August 1813 |
Johann Baptist Vanhal |
August 21
|
| 21 August 1893 |
15 March 1918 |
Juliëtte (Lili) Boulanger |
| 6 March 1872 |
21 August 1940 |
Paul Juon |
| 23 August 1905 |
21 August 1951 |
Constant Lambert |
August 22
|
| 22 August 1827 |
21 July 1870 |
Josef Strauss |
| 22 August 1847 |
28 April 1935 |
Alexander Campbell Mackenzie |
| 22 August 1862 |
25 March 1918 |
Claude Debussy |
| 1553/1554 |
22 August 1599 |
Luca Marenzio |
| 22 August 1928 |
5 December 2007 |
Karlheinz Stockhausen |
August 23
|
| 23 August 1854 |
4 March 1925 |
Moritz Moszkowski |
| 23 August 1900 |
22 December 1991 |
Ernst Krenek |
| 23 August 1905 |
21 August 1951 |
Constant Lambert |
| 23 August 1914 |
7 October 1992 |
Harold Truscott |
| 23 August 1924 |
13 September 1994 |
Georgi Tutev |
| 5 April 1869 |
23 August 1937 |
Albert Roussel |
| 3 December 1914 |
23 August 1962 |
Irving Fine |
| 23 September 1934 |
23 August 1994 |
Fisher A. Tull |
| 15 November 1925 |
23 August 1996 |
Jurriaan Andriessen |
August 24
|
| 24 August 1669 |
19 June 1747 |
Alessandro Marcello |
| 24 August 1837 |
11 June 1924 |
François Clément
Théodore Dubois |
| 24 August 1839 |
23 November 1916 |
Eduard Frantsovitch Napravnik |
| 24 August 1910 |
30 April 2000 |
Bernhard Heiden |
| 28 January 1900 |
24 August 1976 |
Micheal (Dewar) Head |
| 10 October 1906 |
24 August 1985 |
Paul Creston |
August 25
|
| 25 August 1811 |
26 August 1885 |
August Gottfried Ritter |
| 25 August 1880 |
27 June 1975 |
Robert Stolz |
| 25 August 1902 |
4 April 1972 |
Stefan Wolpe |
| 25 August 1918 |
14 October 1990 |
Leonard Bernstein |
| 10 September 1714 |
25 August 1774 |
Nicoló Jommelli |
| 5 August 1901 |
25 August 1972 |
Juan Carlos Paz |
August 26
|
| 26 August 1687 |
3 January 1761 |
Willem de Fesch |
| 26 August 1867 |
12 November 1948 |
Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano |
| 26 August 1887 |
20 December 1961 |
Luis Abraham Delgadillo |
| 25 August 1811 |
26 August 1885 |
August Gottfried Ritter |
| 23 September 1782 |
26 August 1849 |
Jacques (Féréol) Mazas |
| 4 November 1897 |
26 August 1948 |
Oscar Lorenzo Fernández |
| 12 October 1872 |
26 August 1958 |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
August 27
|
| 27 August 1886 |
21 December 1957 |
Eric Coates |
| 27 August 1886 |
13 October 1979 |
Rebecca Clarke |
| appr. 1440 |
27 August 1521 |
Josquin des Préz (Desprez) |
| 9 September 1618 |
27 August 1680 |
Joan Cererols |
| 18 April 1786 |
27 August 1868 |
Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee |
August 28
|
| 28 August 1890 |
26 December 1937 |
Ivor Gurney |
| appr. 1720 |
28 August 1767 |
Johann Schobert |
| 10 May 1855 |
28 August 1914 |
Anatolii Lyadov |
| 8 December 1890 |
28 August 1959 |
Bohuslav Martinu |
August 29
|
| 29 August 1881 |
22 November 1967 |
Edvin Kallstenius |
| ca. 1626 |
29 August 1661 |
Louis Couperin |
| 13 April 1810 |
29 August 1876 |
Félicien César David |
| 17 February 1913 |
29 August 1979 |
René Leibowitz |
August 30
|
| 19 December 1901 |
30 August 1953 |
Dimiter Nenov |
August 31
|
| 31 August 1834 |
16 January 1886 |
Amilcare Ponchielli |
| appr. 1660 |
31 August 1730 |
Gottfried Finger |
| 7 September 1725 |
31 August 1795 |
François André Philidor |
