{"id":132,"date":"2008-07-30T13:40:19","date_gmt":"2008-07-30T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2013-08-19T02:56:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T06:56:42","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I am not busy doing computer work, I&#8217;m probably doing something involving music.  Once in a while I have an inspiration (or need) to put some notes down on paper.  Sometimes it ain&#8217;t too bad.  Other times its not as good.  I&#8217;ve collected a few files here for your review.  If you try them out and you like them, let me know.  If you think they suck, oh well, I did what I could:  you go make your own music.  (Oh, and I use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lilypond.org\/\">Lilypond<\/a> for all my music type-setting needs.  It&#8217;s free software, so give it a shot.)<\/p>\n<p>(The music\/text is protected by copyright, so please ask permission if you wish to use it any way.)<\/p>\n<h2>Secular Songs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/aurora.mp3\">Aurora Borealis [MP3]<\/a> &#8212; a whimsical ditty, written in the style of The B-52s, my favorite band (an homage).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/i-am.pdf\">i am so glad and very [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; a musical setting of one of my favorite poems by e. e. cummings.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/brokenheart.pdf\">That&#8217;s What This Broken Heart is for [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; love unrequited: all too common, I&#8217;m sure, and the inspiration for many a song.  So here&#8217;s one more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/bus5.pdf\">The Bus Five Jive [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; You&#8217;re traveling in a foreign land, by bus, stuck in Beijing traffic, late for rehearsal:  what do you do?  Write a song proclaiming your identity, of course.  For the fellow TCC travelers on Bus 5, China 2007.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/greyeyes.pdf\">The Color of My Eyes [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; I was music director for a show, and we needed an Andrews Sisters trio.  I wanted to audition women with a piece they would not have known ahead of time, so I threw together these lines.  Toss in a big band, and I think this tune might have had potential (back in the 40s, anyway).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/dowop.pdf\">USO Do-Wop [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; As an opening night Green Room gimmick, I taught this DoWop to the cast.  After they got it down, I was gonna sing the verse to them, but it didn&#8217;t quite work out.  I live in hope that I can use it again someday, though.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/alpha-rev.pdf\">The Alphabet Song in Reverse [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; Problem: you are asked to recite the alphabet backwards (for reasons we&#8217;ll leave to the imagination).  For most of us, we learned the alphabet by song, and going backwards is extraordinarily difficult even under ideal conditions.  Solution: Learn the <em>Alphabet Song<\/em> in reverse.  Voil\u00e0!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Service Music for Church<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/psalm71.pdf\">Psalm 71 [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; refrain and verses for congregation and cantor (<a href=\"\/files\/psalm71-ref.pdf\">Congregational Refrain only<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/gloriapatri.pdf\">Gloria Patri [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; if you&#8217;re tired of the Greatorex version, as I am&#8230; (<a href=\"\/files\/gloriapatri-mel.pdf\">Congregational melody only<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/call2prayer.pdf\">Call to Prayer  [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; choral response<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/benedict.pdf\">Benediction [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; a choral benediction response<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/rallyday.pdf\">&#8220;Rally Day&#8221; Introit [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; a choir processional with handbells.  Performance notes:  I think Voices&nbsp;1 and&nbsp;2 work better as treble.  Voices&nbsp;3 and&nbsp;4 can be mixed. Start with just handbells for 4&nbsp;measures, then let just voices&nbsp;1 and&nbsp;2 run for a cycle or two before bringing in voices&nbsp;3 and&nbsp;4.  Or mix and match as you like.  If using percussion, keep rhythms simple to start, adding complexity as voices&nbsp;3 and&nbsp;4 enter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/files\/fortress.pdf\">A Mighty Fortress Is Our God [PDF]<\/a> &#8212; a choir anthem on the familiar Martin Luther text.  I&#8217;m not satisfied with the accompaniment, so someday it will get re-written.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I am not busy doing computer work, I&#8217;m probably doing something involving music. Once in a while I have an inspiration (or need) to put some notes down on paper. Sometimes it ain&#8217;t too bad. Other times its not as good. I&#8217;ve collected a few files here for your review. If you try them &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/music\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Music&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bretwhissel.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}