Previous posts for September 15th are here: Bobby Short (2019), Jessye Norman; Horatio Parker (2020), Frank Martin (2021), Bobby Short (2022), and Henry Brant (2023)
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John Siebert Taylor (15 September 1869 - 6 July 1948) was a renowned composer of marches,. He was educated in music at Oberlin College and first taught in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1895. Taylor was hired as director of music at Michigan Agricultural College (later Michigan State University) in 1919. - /nl.wikipedia.org and www.spartanmarchingband.com
Going Dutch
John Siebert Taylor was een Amerikaans componistm dirigent en musikpedagoog van oorspronkelijk Engels-Duitse afkomst. – nl.wikipedia.org (Wikipedia
De vrije encyclopedie)
I do not know if it means much,
But he is only found in Dutch
In Wikipedia, which, of course,
Is inconvenient as a source
For those of us who do not know
The native language of Van Gogh.
Although in fairness, it is true,
The marching band at MSU
Has a web page with a short
Biographical report.
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