Previous posts for February 23rd are here: George Frideric Handel (2020), John Blow; George Frideric Handel (2021), Handel (2022), (2023), (2024), (2025)
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George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was one of the greatest, and still most popular, of Baroque composers.
John Blow (bapt. 23 February 1649 – 1 October 1708) was a significant English composer and organist.
Two In One
By the strange machinations of Fate
Both Handel and Blow share this date,
A thing that is nifty
For Brits who are thrifty,
Since it saves on the china and plate.
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Blow by Blow
Venus and Adonis is considered by some to be either a semi-opera or a masque. -- Wikipedia
Five lines aren't enough for the task,
If you should be tempted to ask
If the musical show
By composer John Blow
Was an opera or merely a masque.
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Two Handelian Limericks Sharing an Opening
(1) Attention Span
Messiah enjoys popularity
And thus it is never a rarity,
But will sheer repetition
As a yearly tradition
Fatigue an impatient posterity.
(2) The Rest of the Story
Messiah enjoys popularity
In spite of the earnest severity
Of parts two and three,
Which for some tend to be
A trial of sacred austerity.
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