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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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¡Permisito! ¡Buen Día!
For several weeks I have found myself imploring the listener in different parts of the world to trust an inner source in me with the claim that my visit is not a touristic one. Somehow it may also be self-implored. The immersion I perceive within and about me, does not allow me to wear the…
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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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autonomous protection
Especially from the medicine of earlier days of human cultures, but also from the knowledge and conviction of many in modern society, nature is intrinsically and extrinsically determined to protect us as its surrounding creatures. Just as naturally it develops ways to protect itself. Sometimes it happens on such brutal levels that we think it…
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la palma bola
or cardboard palm, cardboard plant, cardboard cycad, Jamaican sago, cardboard sago, Mexican cycad…
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