Though Rorem would seem to be the most cultivated of composers, he is said to have awakened one morning with a horrible hangover while visiting Philadelphia friends, and, to meet a compositional deadline, sat at the piano for 20 minutes, knocked out the song, closed the keyboard lid, and muttered, "Thank goodness that's over."
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Happy Birthday, Ned …
… Composer Ned Rorem at 90: Still playing.
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