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Pablo Casals *XII 29 1876 — The Life You Give / La Vida Que Das
Pablo Casals, born Pau Casals i Defilló, on December 29, 1876, in Vendrell, Spain, was cellist and conductor, known for his virtuosic technique, skilled interpretation, and consummate musicianship. Biografía en español después de la foto Casals made his debut in Barcelona in 1891 after early training in composition, cello, and piano. After further study in…
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Manuel Puig *XII 28 1932 — The Life You Give
Manuel Puig, born Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne on December 28 1932, in General Villegas, Argentina, is the novelist and motion-picture scriptwriter who achieved international acclaim with his novel El beso de la mujer araña (1976; Kiss of the Spider Woman, filmed 1985).Puig spent his childhood in a small village on the pampas, but moved at…
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on music (acoustic) writings
All those are central points dictating the music I composed around the early nineteen nineties. This approach was initially applied to the creation of lyrics, and works for piano. It later became motor as well for the concept that sparked the genesis of handwriting exercises to be performed as music pieces. One of the very…
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Pomelo
Also known as the shaddock, Bali lemon, or Chinese grapefruit, the pomelo is a large, Southeast Asian citrus that is usually pale green or yellow in color when ripe. The flesh is sweeter than its ancestor, the grapefruit, but the skin and outer membrane are equally bitter. The skin is often used to make marmalades…
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shifting intentionalities
the shifting has taken place in the resently passed weeks not when i push down to freeze a frame rather when i make the decision to place a camera in shooting position the intention? leaving the city of New York in a matter of days
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Louise Bourgeois *XII 25 1911 — The Life You Give
Louise Bourgeois, born December 25, 1911, in Paris, France, is the sculptor known for her monumental abstract and often biomorphic works that deal with the relationships of men and women. Born to a family of tapestry weavers, Bourgeois made her first drawings to assist her parents in their restoration of ancient tapestries. She attended the…
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Mauricio Kagel *XII 24 1931 — The Life You Give
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Kagel proved to be one of the most versatile, creative, and witty composers to come of age in the second half of the twentieth century. He studied piano, theory, violoncello, organ, singing, and conducting, and was self-taught as a composer. Kagel also studied philosophy and literature extensively during his college…
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to suffer
being content is a challenge being happy worriless with an impression of self-sufficiency in success – it is a challenge it is a privilege to suffer if cognizant that suffering in fact is inspiration in need of expression – in a worrisome moment December 2024
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Adrian Belew *XII 23 1949 — The Life You Give
Lone Rhino One of the most unusual and forward-thinking guitarists of his time, Adrian Belew has played with some of rock’s biggest names (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson, and many more) while also attracting a die-hard following for his solo work. Belew incorporates a broad range of sounds and effects in which…
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Edita Gruberova *XII 23 1946 — The Life You Give
Edita Gruberova, born December 23, 1946, in Bratislava, was a Slovak soprano and one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. She is noted for her great tonal clarity, agility, and ability to sing high notes with great power, making her an ideal Queen of the Night in her early years. In recent years,…
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Giacomo Puccini *XII 22 1858 — The Life You Give
Giacomo Puccini, born Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini, December 22, 1858, in Lucca, Tuscany [Italy], is the composer, and one of the greatest exponents of operatic realism, who virtually brought the history of Italian opera to an end. His mature operas included La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot (left…
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Jean-Michel Basquiat *XII 22 1960 — The Life You Give
Jean-Michel Basquiat, born December 22 1960, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., is the painter known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text. Basquiat was raised in a middle-class home in Brooklyn. His mother was an US-American of Puerto Rican descent. She encouraged Basquiat’s interest in art, taking him to…
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