Previous posts for April 6th may be found here: André Previn (2019), Gheorghe Zamfir (2020), Johann Kuhnau (2021), John Pizzarelli (2022), Johann Kuhnau (2023), and Johann Kuhnau (2024)
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Leo Robin (6 April 1895 – 29 December 1984) was an American lyricist.
Not a Kiss on the Hand
His many popular standards include "Prisoner of Love," "Louise," "Beyond the Blue Horizon," "Thanks for the Memory," "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," and "A Little Girl from Little Rock."
That diamonds are a girl's best friend
Is not a truth I would defend,
And yet, although the moral's wrong,
The lyrics make a lively song.
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Alessandro Rolla (6 April 1757 [thus in Baker's Biographical dictionary of Musicians, 8th ed.; Wikipedia has 23 April, while Italian Wikipedia has 22 December] – 14 September 1841) was an Italian viola and violin virtuoso, composer, conductor, and teacher.
Rolla Coaster
This intense virtuosity was a new innovation for viola technique, practically unheard of in previous times. Bertini, a historian of his time, reported that Rolla was prohibited from playing in public because women could not hear him without fainting or suffering attacks of nerves. – Wikipedia
Alessandro Rolla,
Who played the viola,
Exploited technique to the max;
The way that he'd play
In salons of the day
Was not a good way to relax.
Excitement descended
On those that attended,
Resulting in nervous attacks.
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