Previous posts for June 21th are found here: Alois Hába (2019), Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (2020), and Lalo Schifrin (2021)
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Henry Holden Huss (21 June 1862 - 17 September 1953) was an American composer, pianist, and music teacher.
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As a composer, he was regarded as one of the best of his generation by those who counted, but unfortunately, it was at a time when American composers could rarely get a hearing for their works. – Wikipedia
There’s no one now to make a fuss
For Mr. Henry Holden Huss.
He lived for over ninety years,
Was well regarded by his peers,
And yet he is unknown to us,
This Mr. Henry Holden Huss.
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Louis Krasner (21 June 1903 – 4 May 1995) was an American classical violinist. After his solo career he was concertmaster of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra for a time, and had several important teaching positions.
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He premiered the violin concertos of both Berg and Schoemberg, and championed works of Casella, Cowell, Sessions, and Roy Harris. - based on Wikipedia
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The fervor which Krasner conveyed
In a career that became a crusade,
Was fueled by a creed
That believed in the need
For Schoenberg and Berg to be played.
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There were those who would grumble, but stayed.
There were those who just mumbled and prayed.
There were those of a breed
That was frail and weak-kneed,
Who listened but needed first aid.
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