I don’t skim when I am reading. If I want to have any chance of my swiss cheese brain retaining what I’ve read, then I must take in all words. That, coupled with my curiosity, sends me one some interesting searches when I read a small tidbit that catches my eye.

One thing I’m always looking for is new music that touches me. A mention of the composer Geminiani by Logospilgrim at Facebook led me to Google the composer’s name: Francesco Geminiani, which led me to Wikipedia to YouTube, which is a good place to find some of the most obscure music around.

Very beautiful music and I was pleased to see so many videos at YouTube that featured his music. Of course I’m going to Amazon next to see if I can find a CD. Lastly, I’m going to ask my husband (the classical music collector) if he’s heard of Geminiani. I’m always hoping to stump him.

A small fact about Francesco Geminiani:

He also had aristocratic pupils, among them the Earl of Essex who in 1728 tried unsuccessfully to arrange for Geminiani to become Master and Composer of the State Music of Ireland. It was also the Earl of Essex who had to rescue him from prison after he ran into debt through his consuming passion for art-dealing and collecting. This may have led him to leave London for a period in Dublin in 1733, where he rapidly built up a fine reputation as a teacher, performer, concert promoter and musical theorist. In that same year, he opened a Concert Room in Dublin, using the upstairs premises for music and the rooms below for trading in pictures. However, he was soon to return to London to make it his permanent home, although he did pay another visit to Dublin a few years later.

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