Tuesday, March 14, 2023

March 14 - Robert Lucas Pearsall (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous March 14th posts may be found here: Georg Philipp Telemann (2019)Shirley Scott; Johann Strauss Sr (2020), Quincy Jones (2021), and Johann Gottlieb Goldberg; Luther Henderson (2022)

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Robert Lucas Pearsall (14 March 1795 – 5 August 1856) was an English composer mainly of vocal music.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The composer Robert Cummings writes, "Robert Lucas Pearsall composed as a means of reviving Renaissance-era styles, which he expanded on, rather than copied them, yielding several masterly works, including the madrigals "Great God of Love" and "Lay a Garland". – heavily adapted from Wikipedia


There is little evidence to support a claim made by Hubert Hunt that his early works included the “Duetto buffo di due gatti,” published under the pseudonym G. Berthold and often attributed to Rossini. In order of appearance, the piece consists of: the "Katte-Cavatine" by the Danish composer C. E. F. Weyse, part of the duet for Otello and Jago in act 2 of Otello (Rossini), and part of the aria "Ah, come mai non senti", sung by Rodrigo in the same act. – Wikipedia, s.v. “Robert Lucas de Pearsall” and “Duetto buffo di due gatti”



Robert Lucas Pearsall was

A person whom we know because

There is a theory he should get

The credit for the “Cat Duet.”


But though it seems this droll affair,

Which borrowed bits form here and there,

Was cobbled by another guy,

His choral works are worth a try.

 

 

 

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