Previous post for March 24th may be found here: Maria Malibran (2019), (2020). and Fanny Crosby (2021)
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Elsa Respighi (née Olivieri-Sangiacomo) (24 March 1894 – 17 March 1996) was an Italian singer and occasional composer. She was the wife and former pupil of Ottorino Respighi.
A Verse for Mrs. Elsa Respighi
Throughout her long life she championed her husband's work unfailingly. – Wikipedia
Sometimes women go through life
Labeled “the composer’s wife”. —
Clara, Cosima, Yvonne,
Put this loyal mantle on,
And that’s what Elsa sought to do
Until she died at one hundred and two.
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John Antes (24 March 1740 – 17 December 1811) was a Moravian Missionary in Egypt, and one of the earliest American-born chamber music composers.
American as Apple Pie?
Antes left Pennsylvania in 1764… – adapted from Wikipedia
When we Americans applaud
Our first composer, it is odd
That Antes usually gets the nod.
It’s not a flimflam or a fraud,
The logic, though, perhaps, is flawed,
Because, you see, this man of God
Spent forty-seven years abroad.
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Title Issues
Antes is often recognized for his choral works, such as Go Congregation Go! and Surely he has Bourne our Griefs. - adapted from Wikipedia
John Antes had trouble retaining his crowd
For reasons you probably know.
The anthem he wrote that had made him most proud
Was “Go Congregation, Go”
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