November 28 - František Drdla (The Musical Birthday Series, 7th Annual Cycle)

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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