Ernesto Lecuona (6/7 August 1896/95 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban pianist and composer. The date of his birth is likely the 7th, but sometimes given as the 6th, and since there is almost no one else to chose from for today, why not?
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Da da dum, da da dum, da da DUM DUM DUM
You may be surprised that you’ve known a
Piece by Ernesto Lecuona,
But though the reminder may pain ya
I’ll call to your mind “Malagueña,”
His publishers seeing that it
Could be a spectacular hit,
Took a look and were happy to know he
Had written the thing to be showy.
And students, whose relatives knew it,
Discovered that they could get through it,
It isn’t too hard or sublime,
It’s noisy and quite a good time.
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