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Samuel Scheidt

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November 3, 1587: Samuel Scheidt is baptized in Halle in the Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
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March 24, 1654: Samuel Scheidt dies in Halle, in the Prince-Archbishopric of Magdeburg of the Holy Roman Empire, 66 years, four months, and 21 days after his baptism.
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Today in Music and History: November 23
1936: Incidental music to Afinogenov’s play Hail, Spain by Dmitri Shostakovich (30) is performed for the first time, in the Pushkin Theatre of Drama, Leningrad.
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