Previous posts for May 14 may be found here: Otto Klemperer (2019), Lou Harrison (2020), Lou Harrison (2021), Bobby Darin (2022), Erik Satie (2023), and Bobby Darin (2024)
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Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (14 May 1805 – 10 March 1900) was one of the leading Danish composer of the 19th century.
Not Anon
With such a name
It's no surprise that he
Is known to fame
And simply J. P. E.
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Hanging On
In 1836, Hartmann made a study tour to Germany and France, where he made the acquaintance of Chopin, Rossini, Cherubini, Spontini and Spohr. Further journeys to Germany followed in the next few years, during which he met Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, and other renowned composers of the time. – adapted from Wikipedia
Said Hartmann at age ninety-four,
As he thought of his friendships of yore,
"All my musical friends
Have met glorious ends,
And yet I'm still here, – what a bore!"
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