Thursday, December 15, 2022

December 15 - Michel Richard Delalande; Alan Freed (The Musical Birthday Series; 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 15th are here: David Guion (2019), Ludwig van Beethoven [sic] (2020), and A. P. Carter; Christoph Demantius (2021)

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Michel Richard Delalande (15 December 1657 – 18 June 1726) was a French composer and organist. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Religion

 

Delalande was arguably the greatest composer of French grand motets, a type of sacred work that was more pleasing to Louis XIV because of its pomp and grandeur,  -- Wikipedia


Michel Richard Delalande

Composed motets (they were grand),

The King adored grand motets,

And asked for them in sacred sets.

 

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Alan Freed (15 December 1921 – 20 January 1965) was an American disc jockey. 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career Advice

In the early 1960s, Freed's career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry. -- Wikipedia

When he presented rock-n-roll, a

DJ sometimes got payola,

Which was the case with Alan Freed,

Who was detected in the deed,

And this is what, it’s pretty clear,

Disrupted his robust career.


Moral for DJs and Critics


Don’t let graft, or greed, or bribery

Affect your playlist or your scribery!

 

 

 

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