Monday, April 27, 2020

April 27 - Nicolas Slonimsky (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Nicolas Slonimsky (April 27 [O.S. April 15] 1894 – December 25, 1995) was a Russian-born American conductor, author, pianist, composer and lexicographer. 

[For last year's limerick on Flotow click here .]



The Lexicon of Musical Invective


Slonimsky on music invective

Found critical thinking defective.

He collected appalling

Disparaging squalling

In a giddily sly retrospective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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