Monday, February 28, 2022

February 28 - Tommy Tune; John Alden Carpenter (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for February 28th are here: Jean-Baptiste Arban (2020) and Geraldine Farrar (2021)

++++++++++++++++++++++

 

Tommy Tune (b. 28 February 1939) is an American actor, dancer, singer, theater director, producer, and choreographer.  

 


Ten Tonys for Tommy: A Tale

Tommy Tune has won ten Tonys

(That’s a lot of ceremonies!)

Acting, choreography, and direction

(On his shelf it’s quite a collection!)


No Tony voter is immune

To the charms of Tommy Tune.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪  

 

 

 

John Alden Carpenter (28 February 1876 – 26 April 1951) was an American composer, now remembered for a few art songs, and some very occasionally played orchestral pieces.

 

 


Krazy

 

His ballet Krazy Kat: A Jazz Pantomime was the first work by a concert composer to use the word 'jazz' in its title. -- adapted from Wikipedia


John Alden Carpenter has

  The moderate reason for fame:

He was first to include the word “jazz”

   In a classical piece’s name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you enjoy these posts, please help me, and consider sharing.  [Also, please visit my other blog: Alternate Takes: Great Art Repurposed.] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No comments:

Post a Comment