Here is a song that we all know. Can you Name That Tune?
Month: August 2022
Four More In The Books
Here are four chorales by Bach
In the music world, he is “The Rock”
The songs sound similar, this is true
But they’re sure to lift you if you’re blue
Number 73 – Oh, How Blessed are Ye Whose Toils Are Ended:
Number 74 – O God, Thou Faithful God:
Number 76 – All Praise to Jesus’ Hallowed Name:
Number 77 – In Thee, Lord, Have I Put My Trust:
These songs can be found, along with all of the other Bach Chorales, here:
Our Gift to You
Here are three more Chorales by Bach. I hope you enjoy them. They are chorale numbers 70, 71, and 72 from the songbook “101 Chorales by Johann Sebastian Bach.”
If you are using a smartphone to view this page, go to Desktop Mode in Chrome Settings (the three dots in the upper right corner) to use the music player. Then the songs can be played one after the other without needing to click the play button after every song.
Number 72 – Come Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire:
Number 71 – Blessed Jesus at Thy Word:
Number 70 – Beside Thy Manger Here I Stand
And here is something sure to brighten your day:
Three More Chorales
Here are three more Bach Chorales from the book “101 Bach Chorales.” The rest of them can be found here:
Number 67:
Number 68:
Number 69:
Here are two songs you are sure to remember. They were both written by Edvard Grieg, and were posted here last year around this time (before I knew how to do sound effects!)
A Song For You
Here is a Renaissance song titled “See Man.” I will let you guess the name of the composer.
Here is a hint: If he were still alive he would be either 490 or 492 years old, depending on your source. The beginning of the song sounds a little like the theme from the original Star Trek.
So That’s What Gymnopedie Means
This was one of the first songs I learned in the music program at school. It is titled “Gymnopedie No. 1” by Eric Satie. Most versions are slower than this, but since we all have busy schedules I gave it a quicker tempo.
Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (May 17, 1866 – July 1, 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an undistinguished student and obtained no diploma. In the 1880s he worked as a pianist in café-cabaret in Montmartre, Paris, and began composing works, mostly for solo piano, such as his Gymnopédies. He also wrote music for a Rosicrucian sect to which he was briefly attached.
Is it just me, or does this song sound similar?
Renaissance Fair
Here is a song by Orlando Di Lasso titled “Resonet in Laudibus.” That translates to “Let the Voice of Praise Resound.” Amen. By the way, do you know what the word “Amen” means? It means “So be it.”
This song was called “one of the chief Christmas songs of joy” in 1550. That accolade was then given to Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” a mere 400 years later.
The Write Stuff 