Monday, September 4, 2023

September 4 - Mitzi Gaynor; Anton Bruckner (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for September 4th are here: Anton Bruckner (2019), Darius Milhaud (2020), Anton Bruckner (2021), and Anton Bruckner (2022)

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Mitzi Gaynor (b. 4 September 1931) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Same Question Twice; or, The Long and Short of It

Mitzi Gaynor was born as Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber. A Fox Studio executive thought that Mitzi Gerber sounded like the name of a delicatessen, and they came up with a name that used the same initials.  - adapted from Wikipedia

Did executives care if the fact would disturb her,

When changing her name from Francesca von Gerber?

In short, did it pain her

To become Mitzi Gaynor?

 

 

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Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 – 11 October 1896) was one of the great late nineteenth century symphonists.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long and Long of It


There are people who fuss

That when Bruckner takes wing,

He’s indifferent to us

About ending the thing.


It was not his intention

To be brief or laconic

As he showed his invention

While evading the tonic.

 


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