March 31
Classical music's greatest architect Johann Sebastian Bach was born on this day in 1685, the German composer whose fugues, concertos, and sacred works established the foundation for Western music while his prolificacy—20 children and over 1,000 compositions—remains unmatched before his death in 1750… Classical structure found its master when Franz Joseph Haydn was born on this day in 1732, the Austrian composer whose development of the symphony and string quartet earned him the title "Father of the Symphony" while his influence on Mozart and Beethoven shaped music history… Tejano music suffered its most devastating loss today in 1995 when Selena was murdered at 23 by Yolanda SaldÃvar, president of her fan club, the shooting in Corpus Christi ending the career of the singer poised to become Latin music's biggest crossover star… Jazz met entrepreneurship when Herb Alpert was born on this day in 1935, the Tijuana Brass trumpeter who co-founded A&M R...
