MUSIClassical ALLEGRO
Topic: MILESTONESJun-Dec07
Czech composer Petr Eben, whose wide variety of music has been performed around the globe, has died. He was 78. Eben died late Wednesday [24 OCT 2007] at his home in Prague, his son Marek told the CTK news agency Thursday. He was battling an unspecified long-term illness. Born Jan. 22, 1929, Eben showed a musical talent at early age. He was able to play piano at age 6 and organ at 9. A year later, he composed his first musical pieces. 
