Previous posts for December 7th are here: Pietro Mascagni; Rudolf Friml (2019) and Louis Prima; Ernst Toch (2020)
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Joseph Franz Maximilian, 7th Prince of Lobkowitz (8 December 1772 – 16 December 1816) was an aristocrat of Bohemia. He is known particularly for his interest in music and as a patron of Beethoven.
A Limerick on Lobkowicz
Countess Lulu Thürheim said of him: "This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally." -- Wikipedia
The Prince had spent many a florin
On musicians, domestic and foreign;
But the neighbors, annoyed,
By the band he employed
Said they’d sue if he let any more in.
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Bent Fabric [Bent Fabricius-Bjerre] (7 December 1924 – 28 July 2020) was a Danish pianist and composer.
A Cat Named Bent
Bent Fabric, as the man was known,
Had just one hit to call his own.
The hit, of course, was “Alley Cat,”
And that, I’m sad to say, was that.
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