Music, the Mail, and Ephemera

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Szykneij

#540
November 01, 2021, 05:17:59 AM
Yes, it's from a vintage postcard -- unfortunately, one I don't own.
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

#541
November 02, 2021, 02:49:23 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 2, 1739

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf born in Vienna (d. 1799).
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

#542
November 03, 2021, 03:34:38 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 3, 1752

George Frideric Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation
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

#543
November 04, 2021, 02:40:33 AM
*This Day in Music History*

November 4, 1847 - Felix Mendelssohn dies at 38 after a series of strokes

November 4, 1924 - Gabriel Fauré dies at 79
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

#544
November 04, 2021, 12:53:21 PM
Quote from: Szykneij on November 04, 2021, 02:40:33 AM
*This Day in Music History*

November 4, 1847 - Felix Mendelssohn dies at 38 after a series of strokes

November 4, 1924 - Gabriel Fauré dies at 79
Love the Mendelssohn stamp.

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

Szykneij

#545
November 05, 2021, 02:46:23 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 5, 1894

Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegel" premieres
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

#546
November 06, 2021, 03:15:57 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 6, 1893 

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky dies of suspected cholera at 53.
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

#547
November 06, 2021, 04:55:48 AM
Great stamps!  ;D

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

Szykneij

#548
November 07, 2021, 02:12:09 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 7, 1912

The Deutsche Opernhaus (now  Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
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

#549
November 08, 2021, 02:50:02 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 8, 1890

César Franck dies at 67.
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

#550
November 09, 2021, 02:47:04 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 9, 1858

First performance of the New York Symphony Orchestra.

The New York Symphony was supported by Andrew Carnegie who built Carnegie Hall (opened in 1891) expressly for the orchestra. In 1920, the ensemble became the first American orchestra to tour Europe and radio broadcasts of its concerts began in 1923. In 1928, the orchestra merged with the Philharmonic Society of New York to form the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, later the New York Philharmonic.
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

#551
November 09, 2021, 06:38:43 AM
Quote from: Szykneij on November 09, 2021, 02:47:04 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 9, 1858

First performance of the New York Symphony Orchestra.

The New York Symphony was supported by Andrew Carnegie who built Carnegie Hall (opened in 1891) expressly for the orchestra. In 1920, the ensemble became the first American orchestra to tour Europe and radio broadcasts of its concerts began in 1923. In 1928, the orchestra merged with the Philharmonic Society of New York to form the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, later the New York Philharmonic.
Great pictures and thanks for the history behind the Phil!

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

Szykneij

#552
November 10, 2021, 02:42:34 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 10, 1668

François Couperin born in Paris, France (d. 1733)
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

#553
November 11, 2021, 02:49:02 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 11, 1912

Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist, composer, conductor, teacher, and younger brother of famous violinist Henryk Wieniawski, dies at 75.

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

#554
November 12, 2021, 02:22:56 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 12, 2010

Henryk Górecki dies from complications arising from a lung infection at 76.
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

#555
November 13, 2021, 02:25:10 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 13, 1868

Gioachino Rossini dies at 76.
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

#556
November 14, 2021, 02:38:55 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 14, 1900

Aaron Copland born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990).
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

#557
November 15, 2021, 03:09:09 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 15, 1787

Christoph Willibald Gluck dies at 73.
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

#558
November 16, 2021, 02:39:40 AM
*This Day in Music History"

November 16, 1895
Paul Hindemith born in Hanau, Germany (d. 1963).


November 16, 1908
Arturo Toscanini begins conducting New York's Metropolitan Opera.
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

#559
November 17, 2021, 02:47:24 AM
*This Day in Music History*
November 17, 1959

Heitor Villa-Lobos dies at 72.
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
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