January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (The Musical Birthday Series)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (4 January 1710 – 16 or 17 March 1736) was a short-lived composer remembered for operas and sacred works.

A Rose By Any Other Name

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Scribbled out his stuff like crazy;

Still there’s more that’s “attributed to”

Than he ever contributed to.

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Used Goods

Stravinsky showed wit

  In all the ways he

Used the works of

  Pergolesi.

He wrote a ballet

  Which sought tell a

Simple tale of

  Of Pulcinella.

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