Sila Blume
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The Life You Give: Ludwig Wittgenstein *IV 26 1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein, born Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, on April 26, 1889, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria], is the philosopher, regarded by many as the greatest philosopher of the 20th century. Wittgenstein’s two major works, Logisch-philosophische Abhandlung (1921; Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1922) and Philosophische Untersuchungen (published posthumously in 1953; Philosophical Investigations), have inspired a vast secondary literature…
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The Life You Give: Ella Fitzgerald *IV 25 1917
Ella Fitzgerald, born Ella Jane Fitzgerald, on April 25 1917 in Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A., is the jazz singer who became world famous for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice. She became an international legend during a career that spanned some six decades. As a child, Fitzgerald wanted to be a dancer,…
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The Life You Give: Barbra Streisand *IV 24 1942
Barbra Streisand, born Barbara Joan Streisand, April 24, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, is the singer, composer, actress, director, and producer who was considered by many to be the greatest popular singer of her generation. The first major female star to command roles as a Jewish actress, Streisand redefined female stardom in the 1960s and…
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The Life You Give: Sergey Prokofiev *IV 23 1891
Sergey Prokofiev, born Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev on April 23 1891, in Sontsovka, Ukraine, is the composer who wrote in a wide range of musical genres, including symphonies, concerti, film music, operas, ballets, and program pieces. Prokofiev (Prokofjev in the transliteration system of the Russian Academy of Sciences) was born into a family of agriculturalists. Village…
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Bamboo Hand Broom
A hand broom to somea decorative piece to othersthis is one of my latest acquisitions– just a broombut to function in the context of sound, music, acoustic.
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The Life You Give: Ethel Smyth *IV 22 1858
Dame Ethel Smyth, born Ethel Mary Smyth, on April 22, 1858, in London, is the composer whose work was notably eclectic, ranging from conventional to experimental. Born into a military family, Smyth studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and was encouraged by Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák. She first gained notice with her sweeping Mass in…
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Secular question:
Who comes up with these colors? What causes them, and why the diversity of hues?
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Seven days later — Japanese Cherry Flowers
on April 20th on April 13th
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Recurring Music Series: Symphony, Mahler #3
Recurrence brings intentionality:* One discovers more than the first time* One contemplates and deciphers the varied interpretations by conductor and orchestra* The state of the individual listener will change through having eaten garlic or no garlic, through joy or suffering, or based on a peaceful sleep or a difficult and aggressive conversation beforehand, thus changing…
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