May 26 - William Bolcom (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 26th are available here: William Bolcom (2019), Teresa Stratas (2020), Isadora Duncan (2021), and Miles Davis (2022)

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William Bolcom (b. 26 May 1938) is an American composer and pianist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buying in Bolcom

In the 1960s he gradually began to embrace an eclectic use of a wider variety of musical styles. His goal has been to erase boundaries between popular music and art music. – Wikipedia

The music of Bolcom is hectic,

Both heterodox and eclectic;

But there’s evident glee

In the whole potpourri,

And the effect, though acoustic, electric.

 

 

 

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