Posted on 12/28/2012 6:10:14 PM PST by AZamericonnie
It’s always good to start off with a dignified version of the anthem without the virtuosic flourishes.
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I’m here & dealing with low signal from my wifi
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Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:
Artist/s - Song Names:
Aldemar D - Peleas
Andrea Bocelli & Sara Brightman - Time to Say Goodbye
Andrea Bocelli - Amapola
Andrea Bocelli - Besame Mucho
Andy Montanez - Antes Que Tu
Angel Canales - Dos Gardenias
Angel Canales - Nostalgia
Angel Enrique Pardo Nunez - La Bayamesa
Ayer La Vi Llorar
Beny More - Como Fue
Campanitas De Cristal
Cheo Feliciano - Amada Mia
Cheo Feliciano - Coincidencia
Cheo Feliciano - Si Mi Dejaras De Amar
El Gran Combo - Falsaria
Frank Ferrer - Eres Todo Para Mi
Gabino Pampini - Mosaico De Boleros
Hector Lavoe - Un Amor De La Calle
Ismael Miranda - La Puerta Esta Abierta
Ismail Miranda - Copas Y Amigos
JR - Senora Bonita
Joe Cuba - Mujer Divina
Lalo Rodriguez - Desilusion
Los Melodicos - Flores Negras
Louie R - Quiereme Y Veras
Lovier - Simplememente Una Ilusion
Luis Miguel - Te Necesito
Luis Miguel - Al Que Me Siga
Luis Miguel - Amarte Es Un Placer
Luis Miguel - El Dia Que Me Quieras
Luis Miguel - Solamente Una Vez
Miltino - Recuerdos
Monguito Y JP - Esto Se Llama Querer
Nelson Y Sus Estrellas - Llora Corazon
No Me Llores Mas
Oscar D'Leon - Longina
Oscar d'Leon - Solo Tengo Un Amor
Perfume De Gardenia
Rita Ribeiro - Ha Mujeres
Roberto L - Perdoname
Rolando La Serie - Sabor A Mi
Rolando Laserie - Hola Soledad
Tito Rodriguez - Mi Ultimo Fracaso
Vitin Aviles - Temes
Willie Colon - Ausencia
Good evening Prof & you betcha that’s a good start! *Hugs*
In all the years I’ve worked with people, I’ve yet to meet someone whose life was all messed up because he or she kept God’s commands. Yet, in a day when personal freedom is celebrated as an inalienable right, talk of conforming our lifestyle to God’s ways is often viewed as an infringement. And anyone who speaks out in favor of God’s boundaries is ruled out of bounds. But in this frenzy to be free, it should not go unnoticed that our society is increasingly marked with a haunting sense of meaninglessness and despair.
God’s people should have a distinctly different view of boundaries. Like the psalmist, we must realize that a blessed life comes from delighting in the law of the Lord (Ps. 1:2)—not in living like those who “walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take” (v.1 niv). A believer in Jesus will recognize that God’s boundaries are not meant to take the pizazz out of life. Instead, they are divine fences constructed with God’s wisdom to help us avoid the treachery and trouble of reckless living.
Next time you are tempted to break through God’s boundaries, remember His loving purpose in putting up fences. Choose to bless God for the boundaries and for the way they bless you.
Read: Psalm 1
Good American classical stuff coming up shortly.
“I’m here & dealing with low signal from my wifi”
Temperature, pressure, humidity and, of course, any metal obstacle between the transmitter and receiver. Otherwise, other radio interference that wasn’t there before.
Did Santa bring you some socks for Christmas? ;-}
Thanks, Connie, for today’s Tribute to Our Troops.
Hope you had an easy commute, little or no traffic, and a good day. *hugs*
I tell you I my computer has been so slow lately & I lose patience!
Before Scott Joplin and George Gershwin, there was Gottschalk. Louis was born in 1829 to a Jewish father from London and a Creole mother in New Orleans. The family was large because it contained six siblings, five of whom were progeny of his father via his black mistress. New Orleans was tres, tres French!
By 1842, at the age of 13, he was already a gifted pianist, and his family sent him off to Paris where he hoped to enter the Paris Conservatory to study under the great pianists of the age. The Conservatory was not impressed, so Louis went off to study privately.
In 1845, at age 16, he played a private recital in the presence of Frederic Chopin, who was sufficiently impressed with the boy’s technique to predict a bright future for him. Hector Berlioz thought highly of him too.
In 1849, at age 20, Louis programmed his first public recital with miniatures of his own composition and blew his audience away. These short piano pieces were steeped in the African and Creole sounds of New Orleans’ Congo Square. Shortly thereafter, the Paris Conservatory began to demand that potential students for the piano course be able to play at least one of Gottschalk’s demanding miniatures.
The reviews in the Paris newspapers were phenomenal.
Victor Hugo: “A young bard from America.”
Theophile Gautier: “He has pitched his tent alongside the masters.”
What got these people so excited? The early pieces are solidly written, very demanding, and they are all still in the repertory. The first is a lot of fun. I should note that the accent here is on the last syllable.
The second, “The Banana Tree”, has some wonderful colors to it.
For the third, once you get past the introduction, you’ll recognize the famous children’s song, except that’s it’s in a minor key. This is a set of variations.
A mazurka just a bit different from Chopin.
A lot of composers took a shot at writing variations on the folk tune “The Carnival of Venice”, from Paganini and Chopin, to Al Hirt and Wynton Marsalis. Louis took his own shot at it.
Louis had gone to Spain to play some concerts and ended up receiving the royal patronage of the Queen of Spain. The amazing Cecile Licad plays this early Gottschalk favorite.
Another piece from his Spanish tour.
Louis liked the fame and the money, but he didn’t like European musical life. He disliked Franz Liszt, characterizing him as “devoured by a thirst for glory.” Commenting on Liszt’s long hair, Louis said, “It came to be the symbol of the art for his numerous adepts. There was no romantic who did not wear his hair long, and there are today some who have none of Liszt’s talents except the hair.”
After eleven years in Europe, Louis decided to come home. But that was going to require some adjustments.
A very Good evening to you Gram & thank you for the great music for our Troops & Vets....like YOU! *Hugs*
Good evening Mayor & thank you for our Daily Bread! *Hugs*
Wonderful start, Publius....thanks for our National Anthem. ((HUGS))
Good evening Kathy.
Good news today....looks like FIL has once again turned a corner & is going to make it.
I’m gonna call him the comeback kid! LOL
Hope your day went well & you got some good time off for the Holidays.
*Hugs*
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