Wednesday, December 31, 2025

December 31 - Alessandro Longo (The Musical Birthday Series, 7th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 31st are here date is unknown: Donna Summer; John Denver (2019), Jule Styne (2020), John Denver; Giulio Cesare Monteverdi (2021), PSY (Park Jae-sang); Odetta (2022)Donna Summer (2023), and John Denver (2024)

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Alessandro Longo (31 December 1864 – 3 November 1945) was an Italian composer and musicologist. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Longo Ago and Far Away

 

For many years, Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas were conventionally identified by their Longo numbers, but these were later superseded by those found in Ralph Kirkpatrick's catalogue. -- Wikipedia


You're now only liable to find

The numbers that Longo assigned

When completeness compels

Both the K's and the L's,

Viz. Kirkpatrick and Longo combined.



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