Arnold Bax having a miserable time with his mother and a dog in the garden.
Leonard Bernstein spoonfeeding Aaron Copland at a party with William Schuman.
Harrison Birtwistle showing off his sausage.
Olivier Messiaen having a sad picnic with his family.
John Tavener in a photo booth with a lady friend.
We have an answer!
Big thanks to MusicTheoryAugmented for digging deep and coming up with some great pics of Henry Eichheim.
Your Sad Picnic t-shirt is on its way!
Henry Eichheim being an identified composer.
Still no answer!
The first person to name the unidentified composer at 12 minutes, 40 seconds gets a free Sad Picnic t-shirt. Do it.
info@composersdoingnormalshit.com
Just got sent this amazing video of archival footage from the grandson of Polish conductor Artur Rodzinski, music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra and New York Philharmonic in the 1930s and 40s. This is never before seen footage from Artur Rodzinski’s personal collection.
There’s some great shots of Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Richard Strauss, Leopold Stokowski, Vladimir Horowitz and many others goofing off, smoking cigarettes, drinking drinks and generally having a good time in front of the camera.
Let’s have a contest:
THE FIRST PERSON TO IDENTIFY THE UNIDENTIFIED COMPOSER AROUND THE 12 MINUTE 40 SECOND MARK GETS A FREE SAD PICNIC T-SHIRT.
Send me a message or email me at info@composersdoingnormalshit.com
Thanks, Xander!
