Personalities
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“The Human Crisis” — lecture by Albert Camus, in New York, on March 28 1946
Ladies and Gentlemen: when I was invited to give a series of lectures in the United States of America, I felt some doubt and hesitation. I am really not old enough to give lectures, and I am more at ease with the process of thinking than I am making categorical statements… since I don’t feel…
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The little ghost who gifted Coltrane, Parker, Getz, Coleman, and Rollins
Antoine-Joseph Sax was born on this day in 1814, in Dinant (Netherlands, today Belgium) to Charles-Joseph Sax, and Marie-Joseph Masson, both instrument designers of traditional instruments. Adolphe, as he was called, began making his own instruments, entering two flutes and a clarinet into a competition by the age of 15. Subsequently he studied both instruments,…
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Wednesday Woman — Lili Boulanger, composer
Wednesday Woman is a new weekly series on Clubhouse, aiming to shine the light on women who for centuries have influenced, caressed, and inspired us with music, words, and thoughts. Join us on November 3, at 4pm EST, in the Aristipposian Poet Club, on Clubhouse, as we listen to a selection of pieces composed by…
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