Previous posts for April 14th may be found here: Morton Subotnik (2019), Loretta Lynn (2020), Julian Lloyd Webber (2021), and Loretta Lynn (2022)
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Edgar Stillman Kelley (14 April 1857 – 12 November 1944) was an American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music.
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Kelley brought much of his German training to bear in his compositions. Even so, he was always interested in bringing non-Western influences into his work. – adapted from Wikipedia
In spite of the Teutonic taste
Pervasive in his concert fare,
His stout Germanic tropes were laced
With bric-a-brac from here and there.
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