{"id":14131,"date":"2014-02-17T08:52:39","date_gmt":"2014-02-17T06:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rabatmalta.com\/?page_id=14131"},"modified":"2021-01-28T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T13:27:29","slug":"jb-cassar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rabatmalta.com\/?page_id=14131","title":{"rendered":"JB Cassar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"68f2f2692339afcffd2ff531bc2d238b\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:3px 0 3px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- rabatmaltaportal2017 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9187874889710724\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4888736822\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>John B. Cassar &#8211; Kompo\u017citur<\/strong> [20\/02\/1922] &#8211; []<p><\/p><img src=https:\/\/www.rabatmalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10377075_10153107002274137_9033309662401382548_n1.jpg alt=\"John B. Cassar Photo\"  style=\"float: right\" class=\"right alignnone\" width=\"120\">\t<p>John B. Cassar twieled l-Isla fl-20 ta\u2019 Frar 1922. Fil-familja kienu \u0127amest a\u0127wa. Hu li kien il-kbir kien pjuttost timidu u kwiet.<\/p>\n<p>Il-log\u0127ob tieg\u0127u meta kien tfajjel kien bil-vari tal-\u0120img\u0127a l-Kbira. Dawn kienu jkunu vari tat-tafal li kien jixtrihomlu missieru. Kien i\u0127obb jilg\u0127ab \u0127afna bl-affarijiet tal-knisja u j\u0127obb jarma l-artal skont il-kalendarju litur\u0121iku.<\/p>\n<p>Fi\u017c-\u017cg\u0127o\u017cija kien ippubblika maga\u017cin sportiv, li kien popolari \u0127afna fost it-tfal.<\/p>\n<p>L-ewwel edukazzjoni \u0127adha fl-Iskola Primarja tal-Isla sakemm da\u0127al g\u0127and il-Freres li kienet f\u2019Bormla. Wara tliet snin g\u0127amel e\u017cami g\u0127al-Li\u010beo li kien f\u2019Bormla stess. Fl-1933 da\u0127al is\u2011Seminarju u fi tmiem it-III sena tal-Istudju g\u0127amel l-Oxford u l-Matrikola. Is-snin li g\u0127amel is-Seminarju kellu \u0127ajra g\u0127al Sa\u010berdot i\u017cda din sfaxxat fix-xejn.<\/p>\n<p>L-istudju minn dejjem kien i\u0127obbu John, partikolarment il-matematika u x-xjenza li fuqhom kien jisker. Kien i\u0127obb \u0127afna t-Taljan ukoll.<\/p>\n<p>Wara li kien g\u0127adda mill-e\u017camijiet beda jg\u0127allem fl-Iskola Primarja tan-Naxxar.<\/p>\n<p>Safrattant faqg\u0127et il-Gwerra. Fil-bidu l-familja Cassar baqg\u0127et l-Isla peress li l-attakki ma kinux daqshekk \u0127orox mit-Taljani, i\u017cda mbag\u0127ad kellhom jitilqu.<\/p>\n<p>Hu jsemmi kif darba minnhom fi dlam \u010bappa qabdu toilet u da\u0127al fil-latrina ta\u2019 Bormla. Hekk kif beda jag\u0127mel toilet sema\u2019 twer\u017ciqa li ttarrax. Bil-bi\u017ca\u2019 telaq ji\u0121ri l-barra b\u2019kemm kellu sa\u0127\u0127a.<\/p>\n<p>Sussegwentement skopra li kollox ori\u0121ina meta da\u0127al jag\u0127mel toilet fuq persuna o\u0127ra li kienet fl-istess latrina hi wkoll. \u0120ara li \u017c-\u017cew\u0121 persuni ma ndunawx b\u2019xulxin u kien biss meta John g\u0127amel toilet fuq l-ie\u0127or li faqg\u0127et it-twer\u017ciqa l-persuna l-o\u0127ra.<\/p>\n<p>Jekk id-dar fl-Isla kienet \u0127elsitha mill-bumbardamenti mill-ajru tat-Taljani, dan ma kienx il\u2011ka\u017c meta bdew l-attakki \u0120ermani\u017ci. Id-dar inqerdet g\u0127al kollox. Fiha kien hemm ftit g\u0127amara.<\/p>\n<p>John in\u0121abar bil-lieva mal-KOMR. Daqqa kien ikun stazzjonat f\u2019post u f\u2019daqqa ie\u0127or u kellu xi esperjenzi mill-qrib mal-mewt mal-g\u0127adu meta kien stazzjonat fil-barracks tal-Wardija.<\/p>\n<p>Fil-frattemp kien hawn nuqqas kbir ta\u2019 persunal mediku f\u2019Malta u John t\u0127ajjar li jid\u0127ol g\u0127all-kors tal-medi\u010bina wara li l-Gvernatur kien \u0127are\u0121 applikazzjonijiet g\u0127al suldati li kellhom il-kwalifi\u010bi me\u0127tie\u0121a.<\/p>\n<p>Peress li John kien akkanit \u0127afna g\u0127all-medi\u010bina u x-xjenza huwa t\u0127ajjar japplika, u b\u2019hekk ma jibqax aktar mal-lieva.<\/p>\n<p>G\u0127alhekk fl-1943 telaq mil-lieva u beda l-kors tal-medi\u010bina fl-universit\u00e0 tal-Belt. Sakemm beda l-kors sab \u0127afna tfixkil sa anke bg\u0127atulu l-pulizija g\u0127ax qalu li seraq 2,000 papo\u010b\u010ba. Wara li pprotesta l-inno\u010benza tieg\u0127u, u l-pulizija t\u0127arr\u0121et sew irri\u017culta li fil-fatt ma kienx John Cassar, imma ppruvaw iwa\u0127\u0127lu fih.<\/p>\n<p>Il-kors li beda kellu jabbandunah mar-IV Sena u minflok mar ja\u0127dem it-Tarzna. Hu xtaq li ji\u017c\u017cewwe\u0121 lil Edwige li ltaqa\u2019 mag\u0127ha fi \u017cmien il-gwerra. Huma \u017c\u017ceww\u0121u fl-1946 u \u0121ew joqg\u0127odu r-Rabat.<\/p>\n<p>Fit-Tarzna g\u0127amel 8 snin ja\u0127dem hemm b\u0127ala kaxxier. Kellu rimors kbir li ma kienx baqa\u2019 jistudja. Kollox deher li ser jibqa\u2019 b\u2019dak ir-rimors min\u0127abba li fl-ewwel 8 snin ta\u2019 \u017cwie\u0121 kellu di\u0121\u00e0 6 itfal.<\/p>\n<p>I\u017cda l-fortuna re\u0121g\u0127et da\u0127qitlu. Kien feta\u0127 kors fil-Ba\u010bellerat fl-Edukazzjoni flg\u0127axija u seta\u2019 jattendi g\u0127alih wara l-\u0127in tax-xog\u0127ol.<\/p>\n<p>Sabiex ikompli bl-istudji tieg\u0127u kellu j\u0127alli t-Tarzna u beda ja\u0127dem il-Pitkali fejn ix-xog\u0127ol kien ikun wara nofsinhar.<\/p>\n<p>Hekk li kull filg\u0127odu kien jattendi l-Universit\u00e0 fejn re\u0121a&#8217; beda l-kors tal-medi\u010bina u filg\u0127axija kien jattendi l-kors tal-Ba\u010bellerat fl-Edukazzjoni wara nofsinhar.<\/p>\n<p>Hu ggradwa fl-edukazzjoni u beda jg\u0127allem fil-Li\u010beo tal-Belt imbag\u0127ad wara kompla jg\u0127allem fil-Li\u010beo tal-\u0126amrun. G\u0127allem bejn l-1953 sa l-1983 u kien jg\u0127allem il-kimika.<\/p>\n<p>Mad-Dipartiment tal-Edukazzjoni huwa spi\u010b\u010ba b\u0127ala Assistent Kap tal-Iskola tal-G\u017cira fejn flimkien ma&#8217; Gu\u017c\u00e8 Cardona kien xtara statwa tal-Madonna u f\u2019\u010beremonja \u0127elwa kkonsagraw l-iskola.<\/p>\n<p>B\u0127ala spi\u017cjar ag\u0127mel xog\u0127ol f\u2019diversi spi\u017ceriji madwar Malta. Hu kien anke feta\u0127 spi\u017cerija fil-\u0126amrun.<\/p>\n<p ><i><b>&#8230;il-mu\u017cika<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>John B. Cassar huwa sinonimu mal-poe\u017cija u l-mu\u017cika. Sa minn et\u00e0 \u010bkejkna hu kien jikteb poe\u017ciji li kellhom su\u0121\u0121ett varjat. Qatt ma kien tg\u0127allem sakemm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sakemm kien qed jag\u0127ti xi lezzjonijiet tal-privat lil Tony Cutajar li kien suldat, u li eventwalment la\u0127aq Surmast tal-Banda. Tony xtaq lil John iressqu g\u0127all-e\u017cami tal-GCE fl-Ingli\u017c. Waqt li kienu jkunu flimkien ma kienx jonqos li d-diskors jaqa\u2019 fuq il-mu\u017cika. F\u2019dawn il\u2011waqtiet John \u0121ietu tune li xtaq lil Tony ji\u017cvillupah billi jiktibhielu.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"\"\"\"mt-MT\"\"\"\">Dak it-tune inkiteb u \u017cviluppat fil-kanzunetta, \u2018Non piangere cos\u00ec\u2019. Il-kanzunetta dda\u0127\u0127let g\u0127al Malta Song Festival u kklassifikat fit-tieni post. Dan g\u0127amillhu kura\u0121\u0121 u wara kkompona \u2018Madonnina Omm \u0120es\u00f9\u2019 u din ukoll kisber su\u010b\u010bess kbir, tant li \u0121iet l-ewwel fil\u2011Festival of Malta Songs fl-1962.<\/p>\n<p>L-interess ta\u2019 John Cassar tant kien qawwi li Tony Cutajar g\u0127allmu jikteb l-mu\u017cika u fil-fatt John Cassar beda jag\u0127mel \u0127afna prattika f\u2019dan is-sens. Uliedu wkoll, li kienu qed jitg\u0127allmu l-mu\u017cika g\u0127allmuh qatig\u0127.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Qatt ma \u0127ares lura! Su\u010b\u010bess wara l-ie\u0127or b\u0127al, \u2018Il Cavallino del West\u2019, \u2018Blue Cave\u2019, \u2018Good Night Amore\u2019, \u2018Briciole di Luna\u2019, \u2018Amore Dinamico\u2019, \u2018Qualcosa di pi\u00f9\u2019, \u2018Tu Libro de Oranciones\u2019, \u201818 agosto\u2019, \u2018Love, Love, Love\u2019, \u2018Io credo in te\u2019, \u2018L\u2019Abuela Beat\u2019, \u2018Speak of Your Tears\u2019 u \u201cIl-\u0126ajja ta\u017c-\u017bg\u0127o\u017cija\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dawn il-kanzunetti lkoll ikkompetew b\u2019su\u010b\u010bess f\u2019diversi festivals li kienu jsiru f&#8217;Malta kif ukoll barra fosthom fl-Italja, Spanja u Franza. Il-kanzunetti kienu ji\u0121u interpretati minn kantanti Maltin imma anke minn barranin b\u0127al Mina u Johnny Dorelli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> JB Cassar mhux biss kien jie\u0127u sehem f\u2019festivals imma kien ukoll jorganizza hu stess festivals ta\u2019 livell g\u0127oli fejn kienu ji\u0121u mistiedna kantanti minn barra b\u0127al dak li sar fl\u2011Alhambra fl-1966.<\/p>\n<p> Kif jixhdu l-kanzunetti ta\u2019 John, huwa bniedem spiritwali \u0127afna u kien attiv \u0127afna fil-Legion of Mary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Huwa kien ukoll kollezzjonist akkanit tal-bolli.<\/p>\n\n\nKien joqghod Museum rd u kien jghallem il-Lyceum fi zmieni c. 1956. Kanzunaetta ohra tieghu kienu &#8220;&#8221;La Giacca Rotta&#8221;&#8221; li hadet l-ewwel fill-konkors tat-tfal Zecchino D&#8217;Oro fuq ir-RAI TV, &#8220;&#8221;Luna Park&#8221;&#8221; u &#8220;&#8221;La Piuma Rossa&#8221;&#8221; kollha miz-zecchino d&#8217;Oro 1962,1963 u 1964. Dawn qeghdin kollha fuq il-youtube. &#8211; Joe Barbara   \n\nKien reba\u0127 L-ewwel post f&#8217;Zecchino D&#8217;Oro b &#8216;LA GICCA ROTTA&#8217; Kantata minn tfajjel Malti RAY SULTANA. (m&#8217;inhiex \u010bert mill-isem tal-kantant. &#8211; Wallace Muscat\n\nFil-fatt JB Cassar kien kiteb Il Cavallino Del West ghaz-Zecchino D&#8217;Oro u minghalija kienet giet fit-tieni post. La Giacca Rotta kien kantaha Raymond Debono izda ma kinitx kompozizzjoni ta&#8217; JB Cassar. Ma jidhirlix li Luna Park u La Piuma Rossa kienu tieghu! Forsi John Cassar jista&#8217; jghidilna ahjar. Madonnina Omm Gesu giet interpretata minn Terry L Bencini fil-Malta Song Festival tal-1960 u spiccat fl-ewwel post. Jien hrigtha fuq it-tikketta BELTER fl-1969 ghax kelli bzonn B side ghall-kanzunetta JOHNNY li ppartecipajt biha fil-Festival Internazzjonali ta&#8217; Tenerife. Nahseb li hemm bzonn kbir li nippruvaw insibu izjed informazzjoni fuq il-kompozizzjonijiet ta&#8217; JB Cassar ghax kien hemm hafna kantanti barranin u ta&#8217; isem li kantaw il-kanzunetti tieghu. Zgur li ghamel gieh lir-Rabat!!! &#8211; Mary Buttigieg\n\n\nBesides being an Author, Composer, Festival Organizer, Chemist and Teacher, he was also a devoted father and loving husband. Thanks to him we (His Children) were brought up knowing the meaning of Good Manners, Integrity, Love and Morals. &#8211; Ray Emanuel\n\n<p>Sorsi:<\/p>\n<p><i>Ref: Il-Mument, Il-\u0126add 5 t\u2019April 1992 p12 u 13<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Farrugia<\/p>        \n\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/rabatmalta\/#!\/photo.php?fbid=2470953134852&amp;set=o.4650004644&amp;type=1&amp;theater' target='_blank' rel=\"noopener\">Segwi d-diskussjoni fuq dan il-persona\u0121\u0121 fuq Facebook<\/a><\/p><p><a title='Kontributi g\u0127all-Bijografiji' href='https:\/\/www.rabatmalta.com\/?page_id=14133'>Ikkontribwixxi informazzjoni ghall-Bijografiji hawn.<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><h6>e-Volve Internet Services &#8211; Last updated on: 28\/01\/2021<\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John B. Cassar &#8211; Kompo\u017citur [20\/02\/1922] &#8211; [] John B. Cassar twieled l-Isla fl-20 ta\u2019 Frar 1922. Fil-familja kienu \u0127amest a\u0127wa. Hu li kien il-kbir kien pjuttost timidu u kwiet. Il-log\u0127ob tieg\u0127u meta kien tfajjel kien bil-vari tal-\u0120img\u0127a l-Kbira. Dawn kienu jkunu vari tat-tafal li kien jixtrihomlu missieru. 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