Monday, May 3, 2021

May 3 - Bing Crosby; Marcel Dupré (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 3rd may be found here: Richard D'Oyly Carte (2019) and Virgil Fox (2020)

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Bing Crosby (3 May 1903 – 14 October 1977) was a beloved American singer and actor.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Croon It, Baby!


Jack Kapp, manager of Brunswick and later Decca, talked him into dropping many of his jazzier mannerisms in favor of a clear vocal style. — Wikipedia 


There once was a singer named Bing

Who had learned, in his youth, how to swing.

They told him, in candor,

That a style that was blander

Would sell more recordings, Ka-ching!


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Marcel Dupré (3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manuals Dexterity


When an organist hankers to play

The music of Marcel Dupré,

Their fingers and feet

Should be fluid and fleet,

In a “flaunting it” sort of a way.

 

 

 

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