January 15 - Salvatore Marchesi (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Salvatore Marchesi (15 January 1822 - 20 February 1908) was an Italian, baritone, composer, translator, librettist, and voice teacher.

[For last year's verses on Ivor Novello and Gene Krupa click here.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ah-ah-ah-ah-áh-ah-ah-ah-Ahhhhh

The time (thank God!) is long since gone

   When teacher’s drove young singers crazy

By basing vocal practice on

   The vocalises of Marchesi.

 

 

 

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