I enjoy playing at church as well and really appreciate your description. I am sure your families performance added a lot!

Way to Go!

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I'm glad you stopped by. We enjoyed playing this service together, and are planning to do it again, soon.

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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.

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and so little time. Thanks for stopping by, Patrick. I'm so glad I've got a bit of time to post songs this week, and time to listen to some of your lovely postings, too.

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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 !!

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I know that I am fortunate to have a husband and a son who are willing to perform with me. Especially in a religious setting in a classical style. I'm glad you listened and commented. It's nice to be back again.

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Very nice job arranging this for those instruments. I'd like to hear more from the family. :-)

God bless,

Rick



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I'm hoping to get Bob & Steve to record a few more songs with me. Neither of them is used to a studio set-up, but I'm hoping that they'll help me lay down a few tracks for posterity. Thanks for listening.

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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.

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I'll be sure to let Bob know how you feel about those double reed players :) I'm glad you got to listen. Thanks for commenting!

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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. :-)

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I'm glad you got to listen. We are playing it again for a music festival this Sunday. I really enjoy playing with family members.

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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

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Just for you, we WILL record a live version and post it here. I'm not even sure how to tell Finale to arpeggiate chords, because I never really USE the Finale version except to play from. Oh - and I'm glad you're breathing again :)

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Sweeeeet and sweet!

Happy to hear you again!

Great to hear you guys playing together.

Pretty song, well done!

Doug

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Good to be here again, too. I have been doing a fair amount of arranging for church and school, but no recording and posting. I'm hoping to change that, soon. Thanks for listening and commenting.

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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

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The family part is special, I must admit. I suppose it's like a sports enthusiast or anyone else who wants the people she loves to enjoy the same things she does. Thanks for listening.

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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. :)

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I actually do play some arpegiated things and some strumming, too, when we play this live. When I get the live recording, listen again and see if it's more what you had in mind. I'm just kind of lazy about putting in the actual notes played, because I don't follow them anyway, as i'm reading the chord symbols.

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Works very nicely on software. Bet it sounded wonderful in the church. Enjoyed this very much, kristy...

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I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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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

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...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

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nice arrangement.I would love to hear the live version!

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Wonderful by all means. Great composition and beautifully played and placed... Agree with Ibstart about the live version!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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A beautiful arrangement, Kristy. A wonderful hymn to arrange, for your family to play. The counterpoint is very well-conceived.

Blessings to you,

John


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I'm glad you got a chance to listen, especially since you're a church/school musician of kind of the same type I am. It isn't easy to get my sons to do things in front of other people. We are a shy family - my husband & I overcame that, because we enjoy music, and performing is part of that, but now it's kind of hard seeing our kids go through those same struggles. Anyway, I'm glad I got it posted for your listening pleasure
:)

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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!

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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?

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