Monday, March 9, 2020

March 9 - Samuel Barber (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Samuel Barber (9 March 1910 – 23 January 1981) was a skilled and popular composer in a stalwartly conservative idiom.
[For last year's post featuring Martin Shaw click here.]



















Couplets for Samuel Barber

Romantic
At Curtis when he met Menotti,
He fancied that Italian hotty.

Quick Reminder to Public Radio
Barber wrote some other things
Besides “Adagio for Strings”.

The Other Camp
There are many musicians who harbor
A quiet aversion to Barber.

Hermit Songs
Even monks who serve the Lord
Write in margins when they’re bored.

Family Drama
Perhaps a life coach could address a
Situation like Vanessa.


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