November 25 - Ethelbert Nevin; Amy Grant (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 25th are here: Ethelbert Nevin; Franz Xaver Gruber (2019), Virgil Thomson (2020), and Arthur Schwartz; Johann Friedrich Reichardt (2021), and Paul Desmond (2022)

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Ethelbert Nevin (25 November 1862 – 17 February 1901) was an American pianist and composer whose works were once found in most American piano benches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Question of Taste

Nevin’s pieces, sweet and mild,

   And others sure to please,

Were found among the music piled

   Beside the upright’s keys;

And aunts and uncles purred and smiled

   To hear such things as these.

So how can it be reconciled

That Nevin came to be reviled

   By gradual degrees?

 

 

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Amy Grant (b. 25 November 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for contemporary Christian songs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writer’s Block

After trials and curses,

  I find that I can’t

Write whimsical verses

   About Amy Grant.

 

 

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