Previous posts for December 20th are here: Henry Hadley (2019), František Xaver Pokorný (2020), Paul Francis Webster (2021), and Joseph Schubert (2022)
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František Xaver Pokorný (20 December 1729 – 2 July 1794) was a Czech composer and violinist
Fleeting
Nearly 150 symphonies are attributed to him, but his authorship is disputed for more than fifty of these, as after his death his surname was erased from his works and replaced by names of other authors by Theodor von Schacht, intendant of the Regensburg orchestra. – Wikipedia
After the death of F. X. Pokorný,
Van Schacht, the intendant, was zealous and orn’rý;
He went through the manuscripts and crossed out his name
On fifty or so to which he lay claim.
Envoi
Your name on a score is merely some ink,
Crossed out in a moment, an instant, a blink,
And if you believe otherwise, rethink what you think.
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