Tuesday, November 23, 2021

November 23 - Alfonso X of Castile (The Wise); Krzysztof Penderecki (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 23rd are here: Krzysztof Penderecki (2019) and Krzysztof Penderecki, Jerry Bock (2020)

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Krzysztof Penderecki (23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was one of the preeminent Polish composer of his time.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dense Defense


Penderecki’s scoring mustered

All the notes of music clustered,

Thus, there was no tonal center

For this great experimenter,


And headlines said of Penderecki

“Notes in Clustered Splendor Wrecks Key.”

 

 

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Alfonso X of Castile (also known as the Wise) (23 November 1221  – 4 April 1284) was the king of Castile, León, and Galicia.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone Needs a Hobby

 

Alfonso X commissioned or co-authored numerous works of music during his reign. These works included the vast compilation Cantigas de Santa Maria. -- Wikipedia


Alfonso the Wise of Castile

Was a sort of medieval ideal,

With lyrical flair he

Wrote “Songs of St. Mary,”

Which still haven’t lost their appeal.

 

 

 

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