Previous posts for December 15th are here: David Guion (2019) and Ludwig van Beethoven [sic] (2020)
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A. P. [Alvin Pleasant] Carter (15 December 1891 – 7 November 1960) was an American musician and founding member of The Carter Family, one of the most notable acts in the history of country music.
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Alvin Pleasant Carter, called A. P.,
Recorded records which has come to be
The classics of the early country sound.
And several generations now have found
Enjoyment when they hear the Carter clan -
Load Spotify and listen when you can!
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Demantius's St. John Passion for six voices, is considered to be the last in the development of the German motet passion; those composed later were to be of the more dramatic kind, culminating in those of Bach. -- adapted from Wikipedia
Christopher Demantius composed a St. John Passion,
A highlight of the later Renaissance,
He wrote it in a style that was going out of fashion,
Which may explain a limited response.
The setting of the Passion text produced in the Baroque
Tended to be vivid and dramatic,
And probably it’s fair to say contemporary folk
Found counterpoint (six voices) was too static.
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