November 9 - Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 9th are here:  Thomas Quasthoff; Bryn Terfel; Anna Amalia of Prussia (2019), Mary Travers (2020), Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin (2021), Bryn Terfel (2022), and Bryn Terfel; Aureliano Pertile (2023)

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Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin (9 November 1821 – 20 May 1910) was a French composer and music publisher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Weckerlin’s compositions cover many genres: works for orchestra and for voices and orchestra  oratorios and other sacred works, operas, and over 300 songs.  -- adapted from Opera Rara

 

Weckerlin is best remembered for his piano arrangements of traditional French songs, notably the bergerette. – Wikipedia 

Though he went through his life with ambitions,

   With ardors, with labors, with sweats,

He’s remembered for simple editions

   Of fragile and quaint bergerettes.

 

 

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