November 30 - Weston Noble (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 30th are here: Carl Loewe (2019), Allan Sherman (2020), and Charles-Valentin Alkan (2021)

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Weston Noble (30 November 1922 – 21 December 2016) was an American music educator and conductor, best known for his 57-year tenure on the faculty as conductor of the Nordic Choir (Luther College, Decorah IA) from 1948 to 2005 and the Luther College Concert Band from 1948 to 1973.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singet dem Herrn

Today I sing of Weston Noble,

Who took his Nordic Choir global,

A notable achievement for a

Little college from Decorah.

 

 

 

 

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November 29 - Gaetano Donizetti (The Musical Birthday Series; 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 29th are here: Gustave Reese; Gaetano Donizetti (2019), Gaetano Donizetti (2020), and John Gary; Gaetano Donizetti (2021)

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Gaetano Donizetti (29 November 1797 - April 1848) was one of the most important and popular 
of nineteenth-century opera composers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

She Had to Be from Somewhere (Emilia di Liverpool)

 

Emilia, daughter of Claudio, the "Count of Liverpool", lives in a hermitage doing good works among the people of Liverpool. [etc] -- Wikipedia, s.v. "Emilia di Liverpool"

 

Emilia di Liverpool is mocked; -

  Its title on marquees produces laughter.

What led a great composer to concoct

  A work that would be scorned forever after?

 

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Uneven Distribution (The Elixir of Love)

When the tenor sang “Una furtiva”

The soprano had threaten to leave a

Show where the hit

Is the tenor’s and it

Isn’t matched by a turn for the diva.

 

 

 

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November 28 - Jean-Baptiste Lully (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 28th are here: Jean-Baptiste Lully (2019), Anton Rubinstein (2020), and Paul Shaffer; Ferdinand Ries (2021)

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Jean-Baptiste Lully (28 November [O.S. 18 November] 1632– 22 March 1687) was the greatest and most influential musician working in the mid-17th century French court.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomato-Tomahto

 

(UK: /ˈlʊli/ LUUL-ee, US: /luːˈliː/ loo-LEE, French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lyli];) -- Wikipedia

 

While here we say his name loo-LEE,

   The stubborn British say it LOOL-ee;

The French are right when they decree

   That neither faction says it truly.

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Baroque Best

The opera as heard in France

Had song, of course, but also dance,

And spectacle, to please the King,

Who doted on that sort of thing.

And no one did the style more truly

Than it was done by J.-B. Lully.

 

 

 

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November 27 - Anton Stamitz (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 27th are here: Jimi Hendrix (2019), Hilary Hahn (2020), and Rudolph Reti; Margaret Ruthven Lang (2021)

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Anton Stamitz (bapt. 27 November 1750 – c. 1798–1809) was a German composer and violinist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Limerick for Anton Stamitz

Between 1782 and 1789 he played in the King's court orchestra in Versailles, and obtained the title ordinaire de la musique du roi. His biography after the french Revolution in 1789 is not known, but he probably died in Paris or Versailles. He may have died as late as 1809. -- adapted from Wikipedia

It’s sad, on this day, to report

That his time at the French royal court

Was going just great,

Then, defeated by Fate,

Both his job and the King were cut short.

 

 

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November 26 - Robert Goulet (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 26th are here: Tina Turner; Robert Goulet (2019), Earl Wild (2020). and Johannes Bach (2021)

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Robert Goulet (26 November 1933 – 30 October 2007) was a baritone singer who was hugely successful on Broadway and recorded numerous hit LPs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Look

The American Mustache Institute presents The Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year Award to the person who best represents or contributes to the Mustached American community during that year. – Wikipedia

The American Mustache Institute was

Taken with Robert Goulet because

He show such taste and craftsmanship

When decking out his upper lip.

And so the group’s well-mustached board

Created an eponymous award.

 

 

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