Great composition and piano playing. One of my favorite traditional Christmas hymnals. Thanks for sharing...
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Thank you Jake for the positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed the music.
best.
Steve[:)]
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Steve
Your arrangement of Silent Night sounds great and I would like to hear the final version.
For what its worth here are some comments:
don't over complicate the piece - over arangement can destroy the serene simplicity of the piece;
re change of key for last verse " don't do it" Bach, Mozart and Beethoven would never do it;
Boy Bands do it - as they stand up and walk towards the camera - and it is absolutely "mince" - that is a light hearted Scottish saying for "rubbish"
Regards
Kanon
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Hi Kanon,
thank you for your reply and advice. I also had someone else tell me not to do a key change at the end either, so with your advice also reinforcing the same thing, I have decided not to do the key change. I'm aiming to keep this as simple as possible. For the recording, it will only be two voices, a soprano and tenor, and I will be adding some very light strings, and a few other very light instrumental colours. That is where it is going to be a challenge - to not overdo it.
thanks again for your comment and feedback. I do appreciate that!
best regards,
Steve[:D]
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Hi Steve
your arrangment was interesting and since we're approaching Christmas i thought if you have an updated or even a final version to share? i would like to hear that :)
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Hi Mayyar,
sorry, I have no update for the file, as there are other things I have been working on.However, I would like to do another version, but, I don't know if I will get it done before xmas though due to other things taking my time unfortunately.
If I do manage to get another version done, I will post the new file for you to listen to.[:)]
Thanks and best,
Steve [:)]
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Hi Saxer,
thank you for listening and the feedback. If you are curious, I can let you know what the chords are. Ffrom my memory, the first one isa d minor over b minor, with the melody note in the right hand moving down in semitones, [a half diminished type harmony over a B], and the second chord folowing that is a F minor over an E in the bass, which then moves to an A minor chord next, and to a D major 7th chord with a melodic minor harmonies over the top.
Thanks again for the positive feedback. I'll be getting around to orchestrating this soon for the CD.
best,
Steve.
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Hello Steve
I listened to your arrangment days ago for more than once, and i wanted to tell you that i appreciate it a lot more than wheni first heard it, i don't know why, but i just realized the workk you've put in it, i loved it, it is GOOD!! i loved the harmony!
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Hi Mayyar,
thank you kindly for the feedback. I do appreciate that you enjoyed the music.
best,
Steve[:D]
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