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*
Louis didn’t like the vanity and egotism of the European musical scene, but he found that America wasn’t that much better. New railroads linked the cities of North America, so traveling was easier, but he once commented, “New Jersey is the poorest place in the world to give concerts, except Central Africa.”
He understood the commercial side of the business quite well. Every piano piece he wrote was arranged by himself for piano 4-hands to take advantage of the home market. He would occasionally write a song or a piece for piano and violin or cello. Later would come pieces for piano and orchestra and two short symphonies.
In 1854, he took off for an extended stay in Cuba, and his piano pieces now took on a Spanish flavor. The first is a Cuban dance.
This is one of his best known pieces, a meditation before dying.
This was one of his greatest commercial successes. In addition to arranging it for piano 4-hands, he arranged this piece for brass band, small ensemble and dance orchestra. In 1854, everyone on two continents was dancing to this.
Hurrah for FIL!! Woohoo!!
I worked this morning and this afternoon was my Dad’s regular 3 month doctor appointment. Doc was able to get the wax out of his ear (necessary per the hearing aid lady) without going to the water pik....he didn’t like it the last time. His hearing aid hasn’t squealed since....thank goodness. No negatives except for age.
Busy, busy week....lots of appointments kept, but the weekend is here. I have a whole list of my stuff that needs doing this weekend, so I have high hopes. LOL!