Music, the Mail, and Ephemera

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Iota

#380
July 07, 2021, 05:03:16 AM
Yes, but he could have had the ace of diamonds!  ;D 

Actually perhaps the king of hearts might also be fitting for Herr M ..

Szykneij

#381
July 08, 2021, 03:43:37 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 8, 1882
Percy Grainger, Australian-American concert pianist and composer, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#382
July 09, 2021, 02:52:27 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 9, 1879
Ottorino Respighi born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1936)

Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#383
July 10, 2021, 01:39:06 AM
*This Day in Music History*

July 10, 1895
Carl Orff born in Munich, Germany (d. 1982)

July 10, 1979
Arthur Fiedler, orchestra leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#384
July 10, 2021, 01:58:15 AM

*The Week Ahead in Music History*

July 11, 1937
George Gershwin dies at 38

July 12, 1934
Van Cliburn, American pianist, born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2013)

July 13, 1951
Arnold Schoenberg dies at 76

July 14, 1682
Henry Purcell appointed organist of Chapel Royal, London

July15, 1857
Carl Czerny, Czech-Austrian pianist, composer, and teacher, dies at 66. He appears in the background of the Hungary Liszt stamp between Berlioz and Liszt.

July 16, 1782
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting

July 17, 1717
George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" premieres on the river Thames in London
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#385
July 17, 2021, 03:20:11 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 17, 1717
George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" premieres on the river Thames in London
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#386
July 18, 2021, 03:36:15 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 18, 1872
Julius Fučík born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1916)
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#387
July 19, 2021, 03:12:11 AM
*This Day in Music History*

July 19, 1941
BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) (. . . -  in Morse code), the opening rhythmic motif of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony

July 19, 1942
US première of Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony in NYC by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini in a concert broadcast nationwide on NBC radio
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Papy Oli

#388
July 19, 2021, 03:25:25 AM
Nice set this one, Tony.

I quite like the technological evolution displayed on the BBC one.
Olivier

Szykneij

#389
July 19, 2021, 04:07:41 AM
Quote from: Papy Oli on July 19, 2021, 03:25:25 AM
Nice set this one, Tony.

I quite like the technological evolution displayed on the BBC one.

Thanks, Olivier -
Yes, the Great Britain stamp has an interesting design.
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#390
July 20, 2021, 02:42:38 AM
*This Day in Music History*

July 20, 1942
Time magazine puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover

July 20, 1962
Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 13th Symphony

July 20, 1964
Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th String quartet
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Pohjolas Daughter

#391
July 20, 2021, 02:52:05 AM
Quote from: Szykneij on July 20, 2021, 02:42:38 AM
*This Day in Music History*

July 20, 1942
Time magazine puts Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on its cover

July 20, 1962
Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 13th Symphony

July 20, 1964
Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th String quartet
Neat cover!  Wow!
Pohjolas Daughter

Szykneij

#392
July 21, 2021, 02:36:04 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 21, 1938
Paul Hindemith and Leonide Massine's ballet Nobilissima Visione premieres in London
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#393
July 22, 2021, 04:00:40 AM
*This Day in Music History*
June 22, 1959
Benjamin Britten's "Missa Brevis" in D premieres, dedicated to George Malcolm and the boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Pohjolas Daughter

#394
July 22, 2021, 06:55:00 AM
Quote from: Szykneij on July 22, 2021, 04:00:40 AM
*This Day in Music History*
June 22, 1959
Benjamin Britten's "Missa Brevis" in D premieres, dedicated to George Malcolm and the boys of Westminster Cathedral Choir
Cool stamps!  8)

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

Szykneij

#395
July 23, 2021, 02:32:00 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 23, 1757
Domenico Scarlatti dies at the age of 71 at Madrid
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#396
July 24, 2021, 02:51:10 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 24, 1880
Ernest Bloch, Swiss-born American composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1959)

Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#397
July 25, 2021, 03:04:23 AM
*This Day in Music History*
July 25, 1903
André Fleury, French organist and composer, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 1995)

Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Szykneij

#398
July 26, 2021, 02:26:06 AM
*This Day in Music History*

July 26, 1882
Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany

July 26, 1874
Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), born in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)
Men profess to be lovers of music, but for the most part they give no evidence in their opinions and lives that they have heard it.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. ~ Satchel Paige

Pohjolas Daughter

#399
July 26, 2021, 03:08:39 AM Last Edit: July 26, 2021, 03:10:13 AM by Pohjolas Daughter
Quote from: Szykneij on July 26, 2021, 02:26:06 AM
*This Day in Music History*

July 26, 1882
Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany

July 26, 1874
Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1924-49), born in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia (d. 1951)
Love the stamps and the *Koussevitzky/Magnavox ad!
*That would be cool to frame and hang up around either ones stereo or music collection.   ;D
Pohjolas Daughter
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