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In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden;
If I were to divulge it,
it would overturn the world.
-- Jelaleddin Rumi --
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In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden;
If I were to divulge it,
it would overturn the world.
-- Jelaleddin Rumi --
| Tune name | Song description |
| Bear Creek | In The Sacred Harp, page 269 Clear two-page version for those who yearn to see the syllables neatly matched with the notes.
This song ranks fourty-second on the Song Use Statistics page, and it is usually sung at breakneck speed. Alto notes & words. Alto leisurely MIDI. Alto moderate MIDI. Alto fast MIDI. Alto faster MIDI. Alto swift MIDI. Tenor notes & words. Tenor leisurely MIDI. Tenor moderate MIDI. Tenor fast MIDI. Bass notes & words. Bass leisurely MIDI. Bass moderate MIDI. Bass faster MIDI. Bass swift MIDI. |
| Worcester | (Again, the single page 195 of The Sacred Harp is difficult to read; so here is a two-page version)
How beauteous are their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill;
Abraham Wood (1778). |
| Wake every breath
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A canon (round) (8s)
Wake every breath and every string,
To bless the great Redeemer King; William Billings (words and music) The New England Psalm Singer (Boston, 1770) Original copperplate engraving of this song, with artwork by Paul Revere. |
| Connection | Hail! Sacred Music hail!
We offer at thy shrine One perfect round complete in sound, celestial and divine.
William Billings: The Continental Harmony, 1794 |
| Thomas Town | Great God how frail a thing is man, How swift his minutes pass,
His age contracts within a span, He blooms and dies like grass.
William Billings: The Continental Harmony (1794) |
| more Billings | Okay we might as well create a page for works by William Billings |
| Jouissance Vous Donneray | Jouissance vous donneray, Mon Amy et vous meneray. La ou pretend vostre esperance. Vivante, ne vous laisseray; Encore quand morte seray. L'esprit en aura souvenance.
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Jouyssance vous donneray |
composer: Claudin de Sermisy (Chansons nouvelles, 1527) poet Clément Marot (1495-1544)
Those who feel unprepared to sing in French can just sing the note-names.
YouTube (Skip to timepoint 1:04) Tenor notes. Tenor MIDI (52). Tenor MIDI (57). Tenor MIDI (62). Bass notes. Bass MIDI (52). Bass MIDI (58). |
| Strike it up, Tabor | |
| Strike it up, Tabor | Strike it up Tabor and pipe us a favor,
thou shalt be well paid for thy labor:
Thomas Weelkes (ca. 1557-1602) |
| I shall be satisfied As sung by Rev. G. C. Wells. |
(11s & 8s)
If I in thy likeness, O Lord, may awake
I know this stained tablet must first be washed white
Source: from Joseph Hillman, The Revivalist (Troy, N.Y., 1868) |
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To be added maybe for next month: "Gethesmane" by J. L. Clapp (printed in Ancient Harmony Revived, 1849) (UCLA, YRL special collections).
Contact: David Olson (310) 410-9033 for more details.
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