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Billy Strayhorn: Lotus Blossom

Billy Strayhorn: Lotus Blossom

by | Dec 18, 2019 | Song of the Day

I’ve been thinking about bel canto the past few days. Usually the term refers to a fertile era in Italian opera at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Composers like Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini used long-lined melody and bravura passagework to tell their...