July 5 - William Crotch (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 5th are here: George Rochberg (2019), William Crotch (2020), Wanda Landowska (2021), and George Rochberg (2022)

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William Crotch (5 July 1775 – 29 December 1847) was an organist and composer who played an important part in the British musical life of his day.

 

By Any Other Name

Distingué

In his day,

William Crotch

Was topnotch,

And so it’s rotten

He’s forgotten.

Can his name

Take the blame,

Prompting jokes

From puerile folks?

Envoi

Is it better to be invisible

Than risible?

 

 

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