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At every sail away on board a Crystal ship, you experience a special tradition. As we cast off and start moving, two very beautiful tunes are played. The first one is the quite familiar Louis Armstrong's (nicknamed "Satchmo") song, What a Wonderful World. This song hit number one in the U.K. in April 1968 but it didn't gain as much notice in the U.S. until 1987, when it was used in the film, Good Morning, Vietnam, after which it became a Top 40 Hit. The name says it all and is a perfect choice of music to play when departing an exotic destination -- a destination that has left us with so many memories, sights and sounds. It reminds us that there is so much beauty to behold throughout our world. Beauty even in countries that are so poor the most precious thing they can give is a smile! As we turn the bow of the ship and head out to sea, you'll hear a Norwegian composition appropriately called, Ut mot Havet; in English it translates to Out to Sea.
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The composer of Out to Sea, Edvard Fliflet Bræin, was born on August 23, 1924 near my hometown, Kristiansund on the west coast of Norway, into one of the oldest musical families in Norway.
He studied music composition and musical direction at Oslo Music Conservatory and had his breakthrough as composer when he was 23 years old with a piece of music called The Happy Musicians and Overture op.2. His works includes several symphonies and operas. Edvard Fliflet Bræin expressed himself in a simple and natural way. He was known as a modern composer and complicated music was not for him. "I am a kind of person that when I am down, I have to write happy music to bring myself up. And when I am up, I feel almost compelled to be somewhat tragic. The Happy Musicians was written at a time when I was in a deep depression". "To create a brighter existence in my art has been for me the medicine that have contributed to keeping my spirit up. If my art makes people happy, it is my biggest reward". Edvard Fliflet Bæin passed away on April 30, 1976 at the age of 51. Both songs are never more beautiful than when heard from an open deck while sailing to distant shores aboard the Crystal Harmony, Symphony or Serenity. |
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