July 9 - Ottorino Respighi (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 9th are here: Ottorino Respighi (2019), Richard Hageman (2020), Pierre Cochereau; Ed Ames (2021), and Ottorino Respighi (2022)

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Ottorino Respighi (9 July 1879 – 18 April 1936) was an Italian composer who wrote a huge catalog of  works in many genres, but is remembered for a handful of popular orchestral showpieces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Limericks for O.R. on the Same Rhymes Sounds

On Your Radio Dial

Respighi's a potent temptation

For a classical radio station;

They’ve found there's a niche

For such borderline kitsch,

And they keep him in frequent rotation.

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Tone Pictures

Respighi, whose shrewd orchestration

Was a marvel of echt evocation,

Wrote pieces in which

Every flourish and pitch

Evokes the Italian vacation.