Clara Schumann (13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer and piano teacher.
[For last year's tribute to Arnold Schoenberg click here.]
[Clara Schumann is also featured on Robert Schumann's birthday here.]
Er, der Herrlichste von allen
We know that Clara sacrificed
Herself at Robert’s altar,
At yet we shoudn’t be enticed
To criticize or fault here,
She felt it her Herz and Geist,
And no advice could halt her.
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Yma Sumac (13 September 13, 1922 – 1 November 1, 2008) was a Peruvian singer and movie star who achieved enormous fame in the United States.
Inca Dinca Doo
Yma Sumac’s vocal range
Was was so extreme that it was strange,
Furthermore, here fans were shone a
Most exotic stage persona,
Put together, the result
Was the Yma Sumac cult.
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