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Henry Cowell *III 11 1897 — The Life You Give
Of all the early twentieth century American musical revolutionaries, perhaps composer Henry Cowell wielded the most vivid and far-reaching influence. Born in 1897 to a rural California family, Cowell began to study the violin at age five, though his parents’ hopes of creating a prodigy on the instrument remained unfulfilled when the lessons had to…
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Had I’s / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
Had I been able to dance just once on the same dance floor with you apart Had we had more cries together Had I let a record play with a symphony by Gustav Mahler while you were in the same room Had I Served You Coffee — in process, content, notes
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Arthur Honegger *III 10 1892 — The Life You Give
Born in France to Swiss parents, Arthur Honegger was a major twentieth century composer whose musical style was more cosmopolitan than either French or Swiss. An almost exact contemporary of Prokofiev (1891-1953), he rivaled Poulenc as the most successful member of Les Six and was without doubt among the greatest French composers of his day.…
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Paradise / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
This is not to be a linear and logical depiction of love between father and son. Rather a son concretizing through emotional and intellectual hunger the fruits of mountains, rivers and oceans in the paradise he has become. Had I Served You Coffee — in process, content, notes
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Ornette Coleman *III 9 1930 — The Life You Give
Ornette Coleman, born Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman, on March 9, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., is the jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader who was the principal initiator and leading exponent of free jazz in the late 1950s. Coleman began playing alto, then tenor saxophone as a teenager and soon became a working musician in…
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Samuel Barber *III 9 1910 — The Life You Give
Early years Barber was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the son of Marguerite McLeod (née Beatty) and Samuel LeRoy Barber. At a very early age, Barber became profoundly interested in music, and it was apparent that he had great musical talent and ability. At the age of nine he wrote to his mother: Dear Mother:…
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the fervor within / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
It is not religion, not god that made you a good man but a fervor deep within. In Sunset Limited, the 2011 film directed by Tommy Lee Jones, White (Jones) and Black (Samuel L. Jackson) have an existential debate, after White attempted suicide, and Black prevented him from being successful at it. Black alludes to…
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Gary Numan *III 8 1958 — The Life You Give
Gary Numan is an influential English singer, composer, and musician. Most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” (when in Tubeway Army) and “Cars”, Numan achieved his peak of mainstream popularity in the late 70s and early 80s but maintains a loyal cult following. Numan, whose signature sound consists of heavy synthesizer…
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a short love dissection / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
Tears flow from love Smiles widen through love Laughing erupts out of love Silence spreads in u-turned love Perseverance lives love Countenance dresses love, if it manages not to mask love Had I Served You Coffee — in process, content, notes
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Maurice Ravel *III 7 1875 — The Life You Give
Maurice Ravel, born Joseph-Maurice Ravel, on March 7 1875, Ciboure, France, was the composer of Swiss-Basque descent, noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style in such works as Boléro (1928), Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899; Pavane for a Dead Princess), Rapsodie espagnole (1907), the ballet Daphnis et Chloé (first performed…
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ink itch / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
In preparation to begin the manuscript for “Had I Served You Coffee”, a significant set of decisions pertains choices in color, texture, and archival qualities during the long process of handwriting. current assortment:Tintype – dye, Birmingham Pen CompanyBlack – Eel Fountain Pen Ink, Bulletproof (pigment), Noodler’sBlue Black – 4001, PelikanBrown Sepia – pigment, Platinum Ink…
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Gabriel García Márquez *III 6 1927 — La Vida Que Das / The Life You Give
Gabriel José García Márquez nació en Aracataca, Colombia, en 1928. Cursó estudios secundarios en San José a partir de 1940 y finalizó su bachillerato en el Colegio Liceo de Zipaquirá, el 12 de diciembre de 1946. Se matriculó en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional de Cartagena el 25 de febrero de 1947,…
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I would refuse elsewhere / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
If I were given the opportunity to do it all over again elsewhere, I would refuse. Had I Served You Coffee — in process, content, notes
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Heitor Villa-Lobos *III 5 1887 — The Life You Give
Heitor Villa-Lobos, born March 5, 1887, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the composer, and one of the foremost Latin American composers of the 20th century, whose music combines indigenous melodic and rhythmic elements with Western classical music. Villa-Lobos’s father was a librarian and an amateur musician. Under the influence of his father’s weekly musical…
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Like Father, Like Son / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
Emulation detailed I never wanted to be like you. Well, perhaps I ought to rephrase that. It might be quite common for a young boy to wish to be like his father, walking behind him, doing his best effort to walk like him, perhaps eat like him, drink like him, burp like him. I do…
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