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 | Feter said 267 days ago |
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O Waly, Waly this is awesome arrangment ..and to read the story . that you and your husband and son play music togther this is beautiful ..thank you so very mcuh for sharin such gem !! |
 | RickW said 266 days ago |
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A sweet, sweet sound Very nice job arranging this for those instruments. I'd like to hear more from the family. :-) God bless, Rick |
 | magnatone said 266 days ago |
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O Waly Waly I love this song - great to hear it with this combination of instruments. And anybody who can play the bassoon is number one in my book! Thanks for posting. |
 | Roxylee said 266 days ago |
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Very pretty, Kristy This is one of the songs that sound great simply played, or with more added in. This particular choice of instruments is lovely. Glad you posted this; you and your family make sweet music together. :-) |
 | drakonis said 266 days ago |
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Ah, my Kristine fix.. Thank you, I can stop holding my breath! Very satisfying arrangement, despite what Futz says about being hungry for a bigger treatment. My only suggestions would be to tell Finale to strum the guitar (arpeggiate the chords) so it sounds more guitar-like, and to add a little more dynamics to the bassoon... or to record the LIVE version next time! :-) ttfn, Drakonis |
 | Doadars Uncle said 266 days ago |
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Howdy Kristy! Sweeeeet and sweet! Happy to hear you again! Great to hear you guys playing together. Pretty song, well done! Doug |
 | blaky smith said 266 days ago |
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Nice sound, you have made a fine work, I see you are a family of talented musicians, the result is really pleasant to my ears... Nicely done Marc |
 | Andronis said 266 days ago |
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Churches and schools are lucky to have you! I think back on the music arrangements and compositions you've done back when I was last active, and as before you continue to work wonders by filling in little voids. You decided there weren't enough 3/4 loops? You made your own and did the 1645 Waltz. Couldn't find the right music for a school music program? "The Music of America." And now you felt like doing a piece for an uncommon instrument trio but couldn't find one? Again you've not only filled yet another void but done it excellently. My only suggestion is that I would love to hear marginally more interest from the guitar. I'm not sure if that would come from arpeggiation, real strumming, or something else, but I'm sure whatever you did in performance was was more... (trying to find the right word here, and "elaborate" and "exciting" aren't it, because I don't think you need to sacrifice the pleasant simplicity). Whatever you did in performance was a little less blocky-sounding, probably. :) Especially since all of you have already played it before, I would love to hear an actual recording of this if you all would go record yourselves sometime. :) |
 | guitapick said 266 days ago |
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~ Works very nicely on software. Bet it sounded wonderful in the church. Enjoyed this very much, kristy... |
 | Ejh said 265 days ago |
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One of my very favorite songs... The words are among the best in English folk song, but the melody, for all its simplicity, is also among the prettiest and strongest in the folk world. I like the simple arrangement here, and I also just like that it's being rendered by family... Quite in the folk tradition... Ed |
 | paul f. page said 265 days ago |
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There are few... ...more beautiful hymns. You did a really nice job arranging this for your trio. What a joy it must be to play in church with your own family members. My wife used to direct the assembly when I was choir director/organist and I remember how special that relationship was. ... Peace. Paul |
 | Ibstrat said 263 days ago |
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Very nice arrangement.I would love to hear the live version! |
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Wonderful! Wonderful by all means. Great composition and beautifully played and placed... Agree with Ibstart about the live version! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi |
 | John Stebbe said 189 days ago |
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Wide A beautiful arrangement, Kristy. A wonderful hymn to arrange, for your family to play. The counterpoint is very well-conceived. Blessings to you, John |
 | Enrique Gil said 164 days ago |
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I love this piece.... and you version makes it sound great. I have not heard this one in church in a while but it always elicits good memories. Thanks! |
 | composerclark said 152 days ago |
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Lovely I love this melody %u2014 I've played it for years, and I am really enjoying your arrangement. Is there any chance you'd be able to record a real-instrument version with your husband and son? |
The simplicity of this song, combined with the fact that it is nevertheless very compelling, gives me hope that even untrained folks can come up with a nice melody, set it to chords, harmonize it, orchestrate it, and have as the final result a sweet little gem, like you have here.
At some point you might want to take this fine job you did here and expand on it by bringing in more of the orchestra. It's not that your treatment with the sparse orchestration isn't lovely or sufficient - it certainly is both - but it makes me want even more.
Thank you for bringing your engaging version of this classic to us, Kristine.