Previous posts for September 18th are here: Lord Berners; Francesca Caccini (2019) and Arthur Benjamin (2020)
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Johann Gottfried Walther (18 September 1684 – 23 March 1748) was a German composer, music theorist, lexicographer, and organist.
Close Enough?
J. G. Walther, closely tied
To Bach (his second cousin),
Made a family tree and eyed
The clan he almost wuz in.
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Mitigating Fraktur
Walther was most well known as the compiler of the Musicalisches Lexicon, an enormous dictionary of music and musicians. -- Wikipedia
Johann Gottfried Walther’s tome
Was thick and densely printed,
And anyone who took it home
Held it close and squinted.
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Notable recordings: Johann Gottfried Walther: Complete Organ Music (2015). Simone Stella (organ). 12 cd box Brilliant Classics BC 94730. As of 2020, this is the first and only complete recording. -- Wikipedia
Though Walther enjoys devotees
There cannot be many of these.
So why did they risk
His oeuvre on disc
In a box of a dozen CDs?
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Agnes George de Mille (18 September 1905 – 7 October 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer.
Dance for the People
Sing praises to Agnes De Mille,
Whose dances remain with us still.
She bloomed at the start
With Rodeo’s high art,
But Broadway provided the thrill.
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