Previous posts for March 16th may be found here: David Del Tedici (2019), Henny Youngman (2020), Teresa Berganza; William Henry Monk (2021), and Christa Ludwig (2022)
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David Del Tredici (b. 16 March 1937) is an American composer who is considered a pioneer of the Neo-Romantic movement.
You Can Get Anything You Want
But Del Tredici achieved rare fame with a series of brilliant tone pictures after Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in which he projected, in utter defiance of all modernistic conventions, overt tonal proclamations, fanfares, and pretty tunes that were almost embarrassingly attractive, becoming melodiouser and harmoniouser with each consequent tone portrait of Alice. – Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (8th edition)
While the Wonderland writings of Carroll
Are never insipid or sterile,
If you base your career
On such nonsense, I fear,
It’s a thing that you do at your peril.
Del Tredici knew it was risky,
But feeling a little bit frisky,
His orchestra swoons
Underneath pretty tunes
Which are clearly in that key or this key.
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