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[Chorus] Alma, tell us: All modern women are jealous. Which of your magical wands. Got you Gustav and Walter and Franz? [Verse] The first one she married was Mahler. Whose buddies all knew him...
Apr 28, 2024 · 425 subscribers. Subscribed. 0. No views 1 minute ago. "Alma" – Alma Mahler, who had recently died. Composer and painter; wife, successively, of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius, and Franz...
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May 15, 2024 · Producer: Jimmy Hilliard. When it comes to Tom Lehrer’s satirical songs, you never know what to expect. One of his lesser-known yet equally intriguing songs is “Alma”, which tells the fascinating story of Alma Mahler Gropius Werfel, a woman who had relationships with some of the most prominent creative minds in central Europe during her lifetime.
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Nov 27, 2023 · The song “Alma” is an ode to Alma Mahler, whom Lehrer clearly admires and respects. The song touches on Alma’s beauty and charm but focuses mainly on her intelligence and artistic skill. The lyrics portray Alma as a woman who was ahead of her time and who refused to conform to society’s expectations of women.
Jul 6, 2023 · Alma Mahler, in a 1916 self-portrait: Known for her tumultuous love life, she has come to be seen in two different guises. Less than six months after the death of Alma Schindler on Dec. 11, 1964, the satirist Tom Lehrer wrote a song that he said was inspired by “the juiciest, spiciest, raciest obituary it has ever been my pleasure to read.”
Lyrics: The loveliest girl in Vienna Was Alma, the smartest as well Once you picked her up on your antenna You'd never be free of her spell Her lovers were many and varied From the day she began her beguine There were three famous ones whom she married And God knows how many between ...
Alma Mahler-Werfel (born Alma Margaretha Maria Schindler; 31 August 1879 – 11 December 1964) was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically active from her early years, she was the composer of nearly fifty songs for voice and piano, and works in other genres as well. 17 songs are known to have survived.
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