June 27 - Mildred J. Hill (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 27th are found here: Anna Moffo (2019), Frank Mills (2020), Mildred J. Hill (2021),  Friedrich Silcher (2022), and Johann Nepomuk Wendt (2023)

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Mildred J. Hill (27  27, 1859 – 5 June 1916) was an American songwriter and educator who is credited with the tune now sung as "Happy Birthday to You."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Free

In September 2015, a federal judge declared that "Happy Birthday to You" is in the public domain. – Wikipedia

Oh, lift up your voice with good will

To honor Miss Mildred J. Hill,

And it wouldn’t be wrong

If we used her own song,

Though she doesn’t get royalties still.

 

 

 

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June 26 - Leopold Koželuch (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 26th are found here: Leopold Koželuch (2019), Hugues Cuénod (2020), Leopold Koželuch (2021), Gilberto Gil (2022), and David Grusin (2023)

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Leopold Koželuch (26 June 1747 – 7 May 1818) was considered one of the leading composers of Europe in the late 18th century.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koželuch Redux

If you count his sonatas, they’re fifty

That the folks of his day thought were nifty.

You may think that his music had died in

The era of Mozart and Haydn,

But consider, we’re now in position

To play from his Urtext edition

 

 

 

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June 25 - Gustave Charpentier (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 25th, both on Gustave Charpentier are found here: (2019) and (2020), Carly Simon; Gustave Charpentier (2021), Carly Simon; Gustave Charpentier (2022), and Gustave Charpentier (2023)

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French composer Gustave Charpentier (25 June 1860 – 18 February 1956) had an improbably long life and wrote one highly successful opera, Louise. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seniority

Charpentier, by Fate’s peculiar tricks,

Didn’t die ‘til 1956.

Perhaps when people saw him they said, “He’s

The man who wrote the opera Louise,”

But far more likely Gustave took his stroll

Unnoticed in the Age of Rock and Roll.

 

 

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June 24 - Terry Riley (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 24th are found here: Terry Riley (2019), Harry Partch (2019), Hugo Distler; Terry Riley; Harry Partch (2021), Harry Partch (2022), and Hugo Distler (2023)

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Terry Riley (b. 24 June 1935) is an important and innovative composer best known for his minimalist scores.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moment by Moment

“In C” by Terry Riley,

Progresses very slyly,

And flows from then to then.

In the eternal when of Zen.

 

 

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June 23 - Bob Fosse (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 23rd are found here: Carl Reinecke (2019), Stuart Sutcliffe (2020), Helen Humes (2021), Johann Baptist Schiedenmayer (2022), and Maude Valérie White (2023)

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Bob Fosse (23 June 1927 – 23 September 1987) was an American choreographer, actor, dancer, and film and stage director.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Willkommen

Choreographer Bob Fosse

And the dancers in his posse

Danced with turned in toes,

And slinky fishnet hose,

And bowler-style chapeaux,

In the altogether glossy

Quirky dances of Bob Fosse.

 

 

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June 22 - Cyndi Lauper (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 22nd are found here: Peter Pears (2019). Theodor Leschetizky (2020), Cyndi Lauper (2021), Peter Pears (2022), and Peter Pears (2023)

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Cyndi Lauper (b. 22 June 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and activist.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some Thoughts on Aging

It is a sad and sober truth

That idols of my dancing youth

Have somehow gotten long in the tooth.

You’re at the clubs, you’re having fun,

You’re dancing night has just begun,

Then suddenly the clock has spun

And Cyndi Lauper’s seventy-one.

 

 

 

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