Previous posts for January 25th are here: Antônio Carlos Jobim (2020), Witold Lutosławski; Etta James (2021), Witold Lutosławski (2022), Robert Burns (2023), Florence Mills (2024), and Antônio Carlos Jobim (2025)
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Witold Lutosławski (25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a major Polish composer and conductor.
Polish Fantasy
In this way, the random elements within compositionally controlled limits defined by the term aleatory are carefully directed by the composer, who controls the architecture and harmonic progression of the piece precisely. – Wikipedia
A lot was ink a priori,
So it wasn't quite aleatory:
The workings of chance
Were controlled in advance,
Within predefined arcs of the story.
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Harry Link (25 January 1896 - 5 July 1956) was an American vaudeville actor and songwriter who wrote and co-wrote several well-known jazz standards.
Linked In
Today's the day to stop and think
A thought or two on Harry Link,
A thing we've never done before,
Because he's easy to ignore.
So raise your glass, and let us drink
To celebrate this missing Link!
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