January 11 - Christian Sinding; Maurice Duruflé (The Musical Birthday Series)

Christian Sinding (11 January 1856 – 3 December 1941) was a Norwegian composer.

...They Just Fade Away

“Rustles of Spring”

Is the sort of a thing

That was once a most frequent selection

Together with myriad

Morceaux of the period

In anyone’s piano bench collection.

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Maurice Duruflé (11 January 1902 – 16 June 1986) was a French organist and composer whose small

body of work is still part of the active repertoire.

Go Gently

The Requiem of Duruflé

Is heard to go its placid way

      Unweeping.

So calm, so gentle, so serene,

It’s no surprise when some are seen

      Sleeping.

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