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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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Antonio Vivaldi *III 4 1678 — The Life You Give
Antonio Vivaldi, born Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, on March 4 1678, in Venice, Republic of Venice [Italy], is the composer and violinist who left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto and the style of late Baroque instrumental music. Vivaldi’s main teacher was probably his father, Giovanni Battista, who in 1685 was admitted as…
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Life versus Living / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
She arranged materials in the shape of leaves and flowers.You planted a garden, and harvested. Had I Served You Coffee — in process, content, notes
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Breath / Twenty-one days with my Father – 2026
First Breath: Love Second Breath: Music Third Breath: Curiosity – II 2026 Had I Served You Coffee — in process
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Lou Reed *III 2 1942 — The Life You Give
Lou Reed, born March 2, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., is the singer-songwriter whose place in the rock pantheon rests primarily on his role in guiding the Velvet Underground, a New York City-based quartet that produced four poor-selling but enormously influential studio albums under Reed’s direction from 1965 to 1970. Reed’s post-Velvets career, though…
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