Previous posts for November 28th are here: Jean-Baptiste Lully (2019), Anton Rubinstein (2020), Paul Shaffer; Ferdinand Ries (2021), Jean-Baptiste Lully (2022), Anton Rubinstein (2023), and Anton Rubinstein (2024)
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František Drdla (28 November 1868 – 3 September 1944) was a Czech concert violinist and composer of light music.
Three Thoughts on the Name "Drdla"
(1)
When orthographic oddities abound,
It's hard to guess how monikers might sound.
(2)
A name like this, a consonantal wreck,
Is something that you live with, --- when you're Czech.
(3)
When consonants are laid on with a trowel,
An English speaker wants "to buy a vowel."
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