Previous posts for June 18th are found here: Johann Stamitz (2019), Paul McCartney (2020), and Jeanette MacDonald (2021)
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Prince Gustaf of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Uppland (Frans Gustaf Oscar, 18 June 1827 – 24 September 1852) was a trained musician, and under the pseudonym G***** a well known composer.
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In Sweden, he is remembered for having written a couple of well-known songs. His The Student Song (Studentsången) is traditionally sung at the graduation festivities for gymnasium students, and his Spring Song (Vårsång) is often performed on Walpurgis Night. – Wikipedia
If Gustaf of Uppland, the Duke,
Was haunting the earth as a spook,
He’d learn that the Swedes
Use his songs for their needs,
By kindly historical fluke.
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