Previous postings for March 18th may be found here: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (2019), John Kirkpatrick (2020), Adam Levine (2021), and John Kander (2022)
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John IV (18/19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656) was the King of Portugal. John was a patron of music and the arts, and a considerably sophisticated writer on music; in addition to this, he was a composer. (It is not entirely clear from various sources whether he was born on the 18th or 19th of March.)
On John the Fourth’s “Crux fidelis”
One famous composition attributed to him is a setting of the Crux fidelis. However, no known manuscript of the work exists, and it was first published only in 1869. On stylistic grounds, it is generally recognized that the work was written in the 19th century. – adapted from Wikipedia
Even though the style conforms
To quite a later manner,
It’s possible your choir performs
It under John's old banner.
Composing talent in a king is
Unusual enough,
That we don't care that what we sing is
Anachronistic stuff.
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