Previous postings for March 29th may be found here: Albert von Tilzer (2019), Astrud Gilberto (2020), Supply Belcher; William Walton; John Hawkins (2021), William Walton (2022), and E. Power Biggs (2023)
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Sir William Walton (29 March 1902 – 8 March 1983) was an English composer who remains in the active repertoire.
Left! Right!
Orb and Sceptre is a march for orchestra written by William Walton for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. -- adapted from Wikipedia, s.v. "Orb and Scepter"
As Elizabeth’s retinue swept her
Down the Abbey aisle,
The monarchical march Orb and Scepter
Kept her on pace with style.
♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪
Richard Rodney Bennett (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist.
A Man for All Seasons
He said that it was as if the different styles of music that he was writing went on 'in different rooms, albeit in the same house'. -- Wikipedia
Richard Rodney Bennett,
Who did both this and that,
Was always ready when it
Was time to change his hat.
He never found it hard to
Switch his musical scene,
From jazz or avant-garde to
Something right between.
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