Tuesday, March 23, 2021

March 23 - Anthony van Hoboken (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Anthony van Hoboken (23 March 1887 – 1 November 1983) was a Dutch musical collector, bibliographer, and musicologist best known for his catalogue of the works of Haydn. 

[Previous posts for March 23rd may be found here: Julius Reubke (2019) and Arthur Farwell.]

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Everything in Its Place


Though there’s much that’s droll or snide in

Music by Franz Joseph Haydn,

You will find no gag or joke in

The Werkverzeichnis by Hoboken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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