Previous posts for July 13th are found here: Carlo Bergonzi (2019). Ernest Gold (2020), and Huw Watkins (2021).
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Ferdinand III (13 July 1608 – 2 April 1657) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 until his death in 1657.
Two Limericks for a Musical Emperor
Some of Ferdinand's own compositions survive in manuscripts: masses, motets, hymns and other sacred music, as well as a few secular pieces. His Drama musicum was praised by Kircher, and the extant works, although clearly influenced by his teacher Valentini, show a composer with an individual style and a solid technique. – adapted from Wikipedia
Job Security
The men at the court all assured
The Emperor Ferdinand the Third
That every last note
Of the music he wrote
Was the finest that they’d ever heard.
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Citizen Insecurity?
Did the subjects of Ferdinand the Third
Find comfort, or think it absurd
That the powers of state
Had been given by Fate
To a talented musical nerd?
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