Previous posts for April 5th may be found here: Louis Spohr (2019), Agnetha Fältskog (2020)., and Herbert von Karajan
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Sébastien Érard (5 April 1752 – 5 August 1831) was a French piano and harp maker who developed the capacities of both instruments.
A Limerick on the Érard Pianoforte
Érard's pianos were widely appreciated by the foremost musicians - Alkan, Beethoven, Chopin, Faure, Haydn, Herz, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Moscheles, Wagner, Verdi, and Ravel are just a few of the famous composers who owned Érard pianos. -- adapted from Wikipedia
When artists inspected and played them
In the showroom that proudly displayed them,
They declared with regard
To Sébastien Érard,
“Hats off to the maker who made them!”
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