July 30 - Gerald Moore (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 30th are here: Gerald Moore (2019), Nannerl Mozart (2020), Paul Anka (2021), and John Duke (2022)

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Gerald Moore (30 July 1899 – 13 March 1987) was one of the first accompanists to become famous in his own right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knowing Your Place

Am I Too Loud? – Memoirs of an Accompanist. London: Macmillan. 1962.

When Gerald Moore

   Had duly bowed,

   He asked the crowd,

   “Am I too loud?”

Then Gerald Moore

   Sad down and played,

   As was his trade,

   And duly weighed

   Each sound he made,

   For he was paid

   To give his aid,

   Politely staid,

   From in the shade.

 

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