Previous posts for April 23rd may be found here: Ruggero Leoncavallo (2019), Sergei Prokofiev (2020), and Robert Fayrfax (2021)
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Sergei Prokofiev (23 April [recte 27] 1891 – 5 March 1953) was Soviet Russian pianist, composer, and conductor. (NB. He believed his birthday to be April 23rd, but it was discovered after his death, that he was actually born on the 27th.]
Suite from Romeo and Juliet; or, Picking and Choosing Your Poison
A suite from a famous ballet
Gives orchestras something to play,
And doesn’t require
That they play it entire, ---
Instead, it’s a kind of buffet.
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War and Peace
Over seventy characters are listed in the libretto… – Wikipedia
When an opera is cast with a throng,
The sound that they make will be strong;
War and Peace has a cast
Which is famously vast,
Singing salvos of Soviet song.
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