Previous posts for October 28th are here: Howard Hanson; Cleo Laine (2019) and Howard Hanson (2020)
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Howard Hanson (28 October 1896 – 26 February 1981) was a composer, music administrator, and advocate for new American music.
Doubling Up
Our doppelgänger may appear,
As our course of life meanders,
For Howard Hanson it is clear
His counterpart was Colonel Sanders.
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Dmitry Bortniansky (28 October 1751 – 10 October [O.S. 28 September] 1825) was a Russian and Ukranian composer and conductor, now remembered primarily for his many choral compositions.
Slava!
After a while, Bortniansky's genius proved too great to ignore, and in 1796 he was appointed Director of the Imperial Chapel Choir, and produced scores upon scores of compositions -- adapted from Wikipedia.
Bortniansky, who had a desire
To promote his Imperial Choir,
Enchanted the ears
Of the Tsar with premieres,
With himself as the frequent supplier.
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