When an Early Autumn Walks the Land

First day of autumn
(northern hemisphere)
22 September 2016
Ronnie Aldrich, piano
and
The Romantic Strings Orchestra (1999)

- Early Autumn
(Woody Herman, et al.)

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The Summer Joys Are Fleeting Fast

Autumn Days
Henry Reed Conant
1893

The summer joys are fleeting fast
From forest, field and glen,
And soon shall winter’s piercing blast
Sweep o’er the earth again.

How lovely were the bright spring flow’rs,
That decked the landscape o’er;
But now we see, on fields and bow’rs,
Their dainty forms no more.

The leaves are falling in the wind,
From many a lofty height,
And birds are calling to their kind,
Upon their farewell flight.

But still, how cheering is the thought,
When other joys have flown;
That the little snow-bird leaves us not,
But chirps till winter’s gone.

First Day of Autumn, 2016

22 September 2016

1355 Hours PDT Log
Current Temperature and Condition:
73° F | 23° C
Clear
Wind NNW 3; Gusts 13 MPH

Astronomy:

22 September 2016              Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            6:52 AM PDT  6:59 PM PDT
Civil Twilight         6:26 AM PDT  7:26 PM PDT
Nautical Twilight      5:55 AM PDT  7:56 PM PDT
Astronomical Twilight  5:25 AM PDT  8:27 PM PDT
Moon                  11:50 PM PDT  1:22 PM PDT

Length of Visible Light 12h 59m
Length of Day 12h 07m
Tomorrow will be 2m 25s shorter.

Waning Gibbous, 56% of the Moon is Illuminated.

Another Tandem Birthday - Frank and Gustav

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20 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Frank DeVol
conductor, arranger, composer, and actor
(20 September 1911 - 27 October 1999)

Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (1958)
Dreamy
(E. Garner)
2'12"

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21 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Gustav Holst
neo-classical composer and teacher
(21 September 1874 - 25 May 1934)

The Central Band of the RAF (1988)
Second Suite in F, IV: Fantasia on the Dargason
(G. Holst)
3'39"


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A Tandem Birthday - Bob and Charlie

Tab 1 Feature:

15 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Robert Wright
American film and stage composer-lyricist
(15 September 1914 - 27 July 2005)

Lesley Garrett, soprano (2003)
And This Is My Beloved
(after Borodin)
2'39"

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16 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Charlie Lee Byrd
classical and jazz guitarist
(16 September 1925 - 2 December 1999)

Charlie Lee Byrd, guitar (1971)
Pavane
(L. Milan)
2'37"


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Mrs. Robert Schumann's Birthday Anniversary

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13 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Clara Schumann
Classical musician, pianist, and composer
(13 September 1819 - 20 May1896)

Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano (2001)
Etude in Ab Major
1'51"

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13 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Clara Schumann
Classical musician, pianist, and composer
(13 September 1819 - 20 May1896)

Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano (2001)
Trois Romances in Eb Minor, Op. 11: I. - Andante
3'09"



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Humor Me, It's Dvorak's Birthday Anniversary

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8 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Antonín Dvořák
Czech classical composer
(8 September 1841 - 1 May 1904)

Rudi Moosmeir, jazz piano (2006)
Humoreska
3'32"


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8 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Antonín Dvořák
Czech classical composer
(8 September 1841 - 1 May 1904)

James Last and His Orchestra (1998)
Going Home
(Adagio from 'The New World Symphony')
3'12"



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Amy Beach Birthday Anniversary

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5 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Amy Beach
composer and pianist
(5 September 1867 - 27 December 1944)

Virginia Eskin, piano (1997)
Ballad in Db
- Part 1 of 2 excerpt 3'38"

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5 September 2016
A Birthday Anniversary

Amy Beach
composer and pianist
(5 September 1867 - 27 December 1944)

Virginia Eskin, piano (1997)
Ballad in Db
- Part 2 of 2 excerpt 3'52"


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The Summer Laid Her Down to Die

September
Ethelwyn Wetherald
1895

But yesterday all faint for breath,
The Summer laid her down to die;
And now her frail ghost wandereth
In every breeze that loiters by.
Her wilted prisoners look up,
As wondering who hath broke their chain,
Too deep they drank of summer’s cup,
They have no strength to rise again.

How swift the trees, their mistress gone,
Enrobe themselves for revelry!
Ungovernable winds upon
The wold are dancing merrily.
With crimson fruits and bursting nuts,
And whirling leaves and flushing streams,
The spirit of September cuts
Adrift from August’s languid dreams.

A little while the revellers
Shall flame and flaunt and have their day,
And then will come the messengers
Who travel on a cloudy way.

And after them a form of light,
A sense of iron in the air,
Upon the pulse a touch of might
And winter’s legions everywhere.