SIBELIUS MB
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| "Say whaaaaat?" |
Jean Sibelius is a romantic/early modern-era classical composer. MB stands for Mt Brilliant, the historic farm in Lexington, Kentucky that bred and raised Sig.
I had been going back/forth on keeping his current name Lucky Strike, given to him by his breeder, but not backed up with any kind of paperwork. He has no papers at all. Lucky Strike, being a little too commonly used for my taste, and me not being in anyway interested in cigarettes, was never super appealing to me. I did register him with USEF under "MB Lucky Strike," but never really felt satisfied with it. So I tossed around some ideas, mainly nautical/maritime themed. Seemed like I could find something that would be good, possibly even tying to his sire's name, Northern Afleet.
And I found tons of options. Damn good, classy, clever ones....a couple that absolutely related to his sire's name. And none of them really "fit" Siggers.
Since I picked up the violin last spring, and have immersed myself in classical music, rediscovering old favorites and discovering works I had never had the pleasure of experiencing before (or was too immature to appreciate before), I toyed with using that as inspiration for Sig's new name. And the idea felt right to me.
So I wrote down every violin-related or music-related term that I thought might be a great nod to my rediscovered passion. Finally I landed on Sibelius. I think it just looks and sounds right for Sig.
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| I think he looks like a Sibelius |
Here is one of my favorite violinists, James Ehnes, performing Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D Minor with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony:
Aw! I love it!
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