17.01.1634, Rimini - 16.01.1700, Vienna
Antonio Draghi (17 January 1634 – 16 January 1700) was a Baroque composer. He possibly was the brother of Giovanni Battista Draghi. Draghi was born at Rimini in Italy, and was one of the most prolific composers of his time. His contribution to the development of Italian opera was particularly significant. He began his musical career as a choirboy at Padua, but by 1657 he was appearing on stage, in the opera La fortuna di Rodope e di Damira which was produced in Venice. His first solo effort, the opera La Mascherata, appeared in 1666. In 1668, Draghi was appointed to the court of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, at Vienna, and he remained there until his death.
17.01.1712, London - 19.05.1786, London
Charles John Stanley (17 January 1712 Old Style – 19 May 1786) was an English composer and organist.
17.01.1733, Wells - 19.11.1795, London
Thomas Linley (17 January 1733 – 19 November 1795) was an English bass and musician active in Bath, Somerset. Born in Badminton, Gloucestershire, Linley began his musical career after he moved to Bath at age 11 and became apprentice to the organist Thomas Chilcot. After his marriage to Mary Johnson in 1752, Linley at first supported his wife and growing family predominantly as a music teacher. As his children grew and he developed their musical talent, he drew an increasing amount of income from their concerts while also managing the assembly rooms in Bath. When the new Bath Assembly Rooms opened in 1771, Linley became musical director and continued to promote his children's careers. He was eventually able to move to London with the thousands of pounds which he had amassed from their concerts. Among Linley's students were his eight children (Elizabeth Ann, Thomas, Mary, Samuel, Maria, Ozias, William, and Jane), as well as tenor Charles Dignum, singer and actress Anna Maria Crouch, and novelist Frances Sheridan. Linley collaborated with his son Thomas in penning the comic opera The Duenna, with libretto by his son-in-law Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
17.01.1734, Vergnies - 16.02.1829, Passy
François-Joseph Gossec (17 January 1734 – 16 February 1829) was a French composer of operas, string quartets, symphonies, and choral works.
17.01.1850, Saint Petersburg - 25.01.1918, Saint Petersburg
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Тане́ев, also transliterated as Taneiev, Tanaiev, Taneieff, and Taneyeff in English; January 17, 1850, Saint Petersburg – February 7, 1918, Petrograd) was a Russian state official and composer of the late Romantic era, specifically of the nationalist school. Among his better-known works were three string quartets, believed to have been composed between 1898 and 1900. Alexander Taneyev is not well known outside Russia. His name is often confused with that of his distant cousin Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915). A member of Russian aristocracy, Taneyev was a high-ranking state official, serving for 22 years as the head of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery. His daughter Anna Vyrubova was a lady-in-waiting and best friend of Tsarina Alexandra. Vyrubova is best known for her friendship with the Romanov family and with the starets Grigori Rasputin.
17.01.1857, Waizenkirchen - 03.10.1941, Vienna
Wilhelm Kienzl (17 January 1857 – 3 October 1941) was an Austrian composer.
17.01.1877, Zürich - 06.05.1936, Zürich
Hans Jelmoli (January 17, 1877 in Zürich – May 6, 1936) was a Swiss composer and pianist.
17.01.1898, Warsaw - 22.02.1980, Warsaw
Jerzy Lefeld (Jerzy Albert Lefeld) born 17 January 1898 in Warsaw, died on 22 February 1980 in Warsaw, was a Polish composer, pianist and a music teacher. From 1917 until World War II he taught piano at the Warsaw Conservatory. He became its professor in 1933. In the period 1924-1926 he also collaborated with the experimental radio studio in Warsaw and from 1926 with the Polish Radio (including as a member of the Polish Radio Little Orchestra conducted by J. Ozimiński). In the years 1941-1944 he worked as a teacher and played in cafes and private homes. After the war he resumed work in the successor of the Conservatory, the Fryderyk Chopin Music Academy. His notable pupils included Witold Lutosławski and Stefan Kisielewski. He composed many pieces, including several symphonies.
17.01.1907, Bandung City - 26.06.1987, Maarheeze
Henk Badings (hĕngk bä'dĭngz) (17 January 1907 – 26 June 1987) was an Indo-Dutch composer.
17.01.1917, Světlá nad Sázavou - 13.06.2007, Toronto
Oskar Morawetz, (January 17, 1917 – June 13, 2007) was a Canadian composer.
17.01.1928, Puteaux - 17.08.1973, Paris
Jean-Henri-Alphonse Barraqué (17 January 1928 – 17 August 1973) was a French composer and writer on music who developed an individual form of serialism which is displayed in a small output.
17.01.1958, - ,
Gérard Pesson (born 17 January 1958 in Torteron) is a French composer. Pesson studied musicology at the Sorbonne and is the composer of a number of award-winning works.
17.01.1980, - ,
Gareth McLearnon (born 17 January 1980) is a Northern Irish flautist, composer and arranger based in Strasbourg, France.