May 10 - Fred Astaire; Milton Babbitt (The Musical Birthday Series, 7th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 10th may be found here: Milton Babbitt (2019), Fred Astaire; Milton Babbitt; Max Steiner (2020), Milton Babbitt (2021), Jean-Marie Leclair (2022), Milton Babbitt (2023), and Milton Babbitt (2024)

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Milton Babbitt (10 May 1916 – 29 January 2011) was an American composer and theorist known for his uncompromising advocacy of advanced serial and electronic techniques.

Fred Astaire (10 May 1899 – 22 June 1987) danced, acted, and sang in some of the most enduring film musicals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Prompt for A.I.

Imagine the young Fred Astaire

With his limbs flying every which where

As he twitches and bounds like a rabbit,

And dances to music by Babbitt.

 

 

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