A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Antonio Stradivari

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December 18, 1737: Antonio Stradivari dies in Cremona, in the Duchy of Milan under Austrian rule, aged approximately 90 years.
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Today in Music and History: November 24
1961: Gloria for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, and orchestra by William Walton (59) is performed for the first time, in Huddersfield Town Hall, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Huddersfield Choral Society.
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