October 18 - Lotte Lenya; Ferdinand Schubert (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Lotte Lenya (18 October 1898 – 27 November 1981) was an austrain-American chanteuse and actress. 

[For last year's thoughts on Heinrich Schütz and Luca Marenzio click here.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Look out for Miss Lotte Lenya!" --- Louis Armstrong

Lotte Lenya’s grainy voice

May not be your teacher’s choice,

But Lotte Lenya as a stylist

Was certainly the Brecht and Weill-est.

 

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Ferdinand Schubert (18 October 1794 - 26 February 1859) was an Austrian composer and school administrator. He was the brother of Franz Schubert. 

 

The Schubert Circuit

Rise today and give a hand

To Franz’s brother Ferdinand,

Who took his little bro’s estate

And sold it at the going rate

To a firm that didn’t stint

To get the whole of it in print.

 

Be kind and helpful to each other,

Honor father and your mother,

And don’t forget your younger brother.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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