also known as the Coffee Cantata, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it probably between 1732 and 1735. Although classified as a cantata, it is essentially a miniature comic opera. In a satirical commentary, the cantata amusingly tells of an addiction to coffee.
An amusing tale of a father, a daughter and her coffee. A perfect selection for fathers day. Also, when it comes to fathers and daughters the more things change the more they stay the same.
whskyjack — Phillip Aaberg , American composer and pianist, is a name that has been popping up in my various news feeds this week. He passed away last week at age 77. Born and raised in Montana, his compositions had the feel of the mostly rural state and the great plains. Also a perfect fit for a Sunday morning hangover
whskyjack — Last Friday I made the 3 hr. trip to decorate my in-laws graves for Memorial Day. Mostly because I needed a day trip out of town. Also, my in-laws are a modern American family and none of them will make the time to do so. At least they haven’t in 15 years so I don’t think they will start now.
Besides the flowers, the dollar store also had cheap American flags so I bought 4, thinking to put them all on my Father in-law’s grave. He was a WWII army vet and served in the pacific, with a couple of beach assaults in the Philippines. When I got there, I realized that 4 was overkill and 2 was just right. one on each side of the stone.
I walk back to the pickup with 2 extra flags and some left over flowers in my hand, wondering what to do with them. Looking down at a grave that looked just as abandoned by family as my in-law’s grave, I saw it was another WWII vet. I stopped, studied it for a minute then decorated it with a flag and flower. Looking around I found another equally abandoned vets grave for my remaining flag.
SGT Lovell, Thank you for your sacrifice.
One last thought. Wars keep happening and our service members keep dying. Below is a link to a list of the soldiers and airmen who have died as a result of Epic Fury. As the old saying goes” Old men go to war and young men die” is still true. On this Memorial Day.
Le Tombeau de Couperin (The Tomb of Couperin) by Maurice Ravel,
whskyjack — When you start listening to todays selection you will notice how light hearted it begins. Not like most classical treatments of death or memorials. A great many of them can be very dark and depressing. When this was pointed out to Ravel, he responded. “The dead are sad enough, in their eternal silence.”
From Wikipedia
Le Tombeau de Couperin (The Tomb of Couperin) is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, composed between 1914 and 1917. The piece is in six movements, based on those of a traditional Baroque suite. Each movement is dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer (or in one case, two brothers) who had died fighting in World War I. Ravel also produced an orchestral version of the work in 1919, although this omitted two of the original movements.
Wikipedia lists the names of the dead Ravel dedicates each movement to.
It has taken 4 years, but my back yard is finally taking shape. It was a perfect week to set outside, reading a book and listening to the birds. Including a pair of hawks nesting about 30 feet above my head with newly hatched fledglings to feed. All of which inspired todays selection
Enjoy, Jack
“The Lark” String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64 No. 5 by Joseph Haydn
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