wunks Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 I've been thinking about tunes to play for the holiday season. While rummaging about in the thrift shop I found an old piece of sheet music for a "Shepherds Rocking Carol" It says it's a Czech folk song. It would take me a couple of hours to parse it out as I don't sight read and then I wouldn't know how it should really sound. Does anyone here know it and , if so would you play it?
Wolf Molkentin Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 why not provide the dots here? maybe someone would be willing to take it up...
wunks Posted November 30, 2018 Author Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Wolf Molkentin said: why not provide the dots here? maybe someone would be willing to take it up... Hmmm... The arrangement is written in 5 parts: Soprano, alto, baritone, flute and handbells/glockenspiel with optional parts for bells and glockenspiel. Lyrics are included. To be played "softly slowly". Key of G with a 2/2 time signature. I'm assuming the soprano part is the lead. I'll bet it would sound gorgeous with a concertina or two and maybe a dulcimer or bowed psaltry. Lets see if anyone else responds. I'd mail it to someone willing to work it up for a presentation for the holidays! How would I "provide the dots" Wolf? I'm fairly archaic as to my tech. skills......?
wunks Posted December 1, 2018 Author Posted December 1, 2018 Just found it on u-tube. "Shepherd's Rocking Carol" nice simple piano rendition by Philip Aaberg. remarkably similar to "twinkle Twinkle Little Star". Merry Christmas!.......?
Mike Hulme Posted December 1, 2018 Posted December 1, 2018 Wunks, The dots are in Paul Hardys Xmas tune book. It's also in G. Mike www.pghardy.net/concertina/tunebooks
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 1, 2018 Posted December 1, 2018 The first tune I understand... Not so simple actually, harmonically challenging... As to your question how to provide the dots, a smartphone pic of the sheet would do the trick f.i., if you post or pm it I would love to give the setting a try... Best wishes - ?
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 1, 2018 Posted December 1, 2018 PS: now listened to the piano track in its entirety - he just seems to have thrown in some Schubert if I‘m not mistaken, no second song ?
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 1, 2018 Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) After giving it a try, it has to be pointed out that the delicate harmonies are in the melody, as the tune starts in the „Lydian“ mode (with an augmented fourth) to then continue in plain and simple major („Ionian“). So not Twinkle Twinkle actually! however, there are different ways to built the harmonic progressing from there... Thanks a lot for pointing us to this lovely tune! Edited December 1, 2018 by Wolf Molkentin
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 so here's a provisory version, paired with a well-known German song
Wolf Molkentin Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) It has probably been all too late in the night obviously - omitted all the „extra“ quavers (however without compromising the melodic line too much I think) - ? will improve on that at some point later... Edited December 2, 2018 by Wolf Molkentin
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