Friday, August 16, 2024

August 16 - Heinrich Marschner (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for August 16th are here: Madonna (2019), Heinrich Marschner (2020), Al Hibbler (2021), Madonna; Eydie Gormé (2022), and Max Spicker (2023)

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Heinrich Marschner (16 August 1795 – 14 December 1861) was an important composer of German opera.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blood Lines


Marschner, when he wrote Vampyr

Tapped into a primal fear

Of bloody creatures of the night,

And though it seems a trifle trite,

Had Marschner not composed this terror

His name would now be even rarer.

 

 

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