Previous posts for February 12th are here: Thomas Campion (2020), (2021), Thomas Campion; Julian Scriabin (2022), Thomas Campion; Roy Harris (2023), and Thomas Campion (2024)
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Jan Ladislav Dussek (12 February 1760 – 20 March 1812) was a Czech composer and virtuoso pianist.
Quelle Scandale!
The story of Dussek’s unsavory life
Is there to be read if you’re nosy;
Suffice it to say that the man and his wife
Were never especially cosy.
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Hey, Look Me Over
According to Louis Spohr, Dussek was the first to turn the piano sideways on the stage "so that the ladies could admire his handsome profile." - Wikipedia
Dussek was handsome, but overly vain,
And he thought that his profile was splendid;
He position his piano so his visage remained
In the sight lines of all who attended.
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