Previous posts for February 12th are here: Thomas Campion (2020) and(2021)
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Thomas Campion (12 February 1567 – 1 March 1620) was a composer, poet, and physician.
Book Learning
In 1615, he published a book on counterpoint, A New Way of Making Fowre Parts in Counterpoint By a Most Familiar and Infallible Rule, a technical treatise which was for many years the standard textbook on the subject. -- Wikipedia
“A New Way of Making Fowre Parts”
Was Campion’s guide to the arts
Of make sound choices
When using four voices,
With rubrics, examples, and charts.
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Julian Scriabin (12 February 1908 – 22 June 1919) was a Swiss-born Russian composer and pianist who was the youngest son of Alexander Scriabin.
Not Far from the Tree
In the last year of his life he wrote four preludes in his father's style, the authorship of which is questioned by some researchers. -- Wikipedia
Julian Scriabin, the son of Alexander,
Wrote several pieces, of which, in all candor,
We can guess that they'd still be unknown
If he had composed them completely alone.
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