October 14 - Alexander Zemlinsky; La Monte Young (The Musical Birthday Series)

Alexander Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. 

Relationships

Of course you know that Igor Stravinsky

Never studied with Zemlinsky.

Zemlinsky did, in fact, enlighten 

Another twentieth century titan.

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La Monte Young (b. 14 October 1935) is an influential composer of the extreme avant-garde.

To Be Read for a Long Time

Today, La Monte Young,

Whose career was made

By being discussed

But never played.

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