January 8 - Jaromir Weinberger; Hans von Bülow (The Musical Birthday Series)

Jaromir Weinberger (8 January 1896 – August 8, 1967) was a Czech-American composer whose once very popular "Polka and Fugue" from Schwanda the Bagpiper still gets occasional performances.

Double Dactyl for J.W.

Higgledy-piggledy, 

Jaromir Weinberger,

Flush from success which he

Wished to repeat,

Thought that his Wanda die

Dudelsackpfeiferin

Would find success with the

Man on the street.

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Almost a Double Dactyl for J. W. 

Higgledy-piggledy, 

Jaromir Weinberger,

After success which he

Never could equal,

Wondered if Wanda die

Dudelsackpfeiferin

Would be worth writing to

Serve as a sequel.

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Hans von Bülow (8 January 1830 –12 February 1894) was a pianist and conductor, especially 

remembered for championing the operas of Wagner and other progressive composers.

Souvenir de Bayreuth

Hans von Bülow married

   The daughter of Liszt.

She, however, varied

   Her life with a tryst.

Hans von Bülow tarried

   Unloved and unkissed,

Put upon and harried,

   And rightfully pissed --

Hero worship buried

    His will to resist.

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