July 16 - Bella Davidovich (The Musical Birthday Series)

Bella Davidovich (b. 16 July 1928) is a Soviet-born American pianist.

This is a double dactyls, a genre of biographically inspired humorous poem with very strict structural rules.  Here are links to two definitions for those who are curious.  The first from the Poetry Foundation is clearer but less accurate than the second, from Wikipedia.  Take your pick.  The classic statement is the book Jiggery-Pokery:  A Compendium of Double Dactyls by Anthony Hecht and John Hollander (New York, 1967).

Double Dactyl for BD

Higgledy piggledy

Bella Davidovich

Played every year with the

Leningrad Phil.

Later this talented 

Azerbaijanian

Moved to New York and is

Living there still.

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