Previous posts for January 9th are here: Rudolf Bing; Joan Baez (2020), Reinhard Keiser (2020), John Knowles Paine (2022), Betty Roché; John Knowles Paine (2023), and Joan Baez; Rudolf Hindemith (2024)
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John Knowles Paine (9 January 1839 – 25 April 1906) was the first American-born composer to achieve fame for large-scale orchestral music. In spite of its historical importance, his music is largely forgotten.
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At the end of the episode "A Long Ladder" (S01E04) of the HBO television series The Gilded Age, in a scene set in New York in 1882, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is shown under the composer's direction performing Paine's Symphony No. 2. – Wikipedia
On HBO’s The Gilded Age
The BSO is seen on stage
While being led by John Knowles Paine,
Which, though it seems a bit arcane,
Is proof the folks at HBO
Conferred with someone in the know,
And cast, among the other roles,
A guy to act as Paine (John Knowles)
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Rudolf Bing (9 January 1902 – 2 September 1997) was an opera impresario and long-time General Manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Gone But Not Forgotten
You’d be safe if you bet
That the halls at the Met
Still echo and ring
With disputes about Bing.
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