October 26 - Domenico Scarlatti; Henry Smart; Mahalia Jackson (The Musical Birthday Series)

Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) was an Italian composer, long resident in Spain, who is best known for his keyboard music.

The Domenico Scarlatti Story

He composed some sonatas, and then he

Composed even more, so that when he

Assembled the stack,

He was taken aback

To find he had written so many.

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Henry Smart (26 October 1813 – 6 July 1879) was an English organist composer whose hymns

 "Angels form the Realms of Glory" and  "Lead On,O King Eternal" are still sung.

Mahalia Jackson (26 October 1911 – 27 January 1972) was one of the greatest gospel singers of

all time.

Two for One

Did Mahalia Jackson use her gospel art

To sing the hymns of Henry Thomas Smart?

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