johnflugel
Active Member
Following the recent thread on which hymn tunes you use to warm through with, what is your favourite hymn tune and why? Words association, links with a piece, does it remind you of a particular event?
Personally, I love lots of tunes but to narrow some down:
Laudes Domini - Words associated are 'May Jesus Christ be Praised' - first really began to like this after playing 'Renaissance' where it is given a really majestic airing. Love it.
Blaenwern - Words often associated are 'Love Divine'. As a christian, the words are great. There are so many arrangements around but I think the best is Bill Himes 'To know thee' where he seems to explore so many moods and colours that derive from the basic hymn book arrangement.
St Magnus - This is the theme for the Euro Test piece this year by Ken Downie but is featured to great effect in the first movement of Ray Steadman Allens 'At the Edge of Time'...wow....great bass part in this presentation of the tune. I always get a tingle when playing or listening to that. The same composer (RSA) also produced a straight forward 5 verse (it's a short tune!) arrangement for the SA which is a fine arrangement in it's own right.
What do you think?
John 'Aren't hymns brilliant' Ward
Personally, I love lots of tunes but to narrow some down:
Laudes Domini - Words associated are 'May Jesus Christ be Praised' - first really began to like this after playing 'Renaissance' where it is given a really majestic airing. Love it.
Blaenwern - Words often associated are 'Love Divine'. As a christian, the words are great. There are so many arrangements around but I think the best is Bill Himes 'To know thee' where he seems to explore so many moods and colours that derive from the basic hymn book arrangement.
St Magnus - This is the theme for the Euro Test piece this year by Ken Downie but is featured to great effect in the first movement of Ray Steadman Allens 'At the Edge of Time'...wow....great bass part in this presentation of the tune. I always get a tingle when playing or listening to that. The same composer (RSA) also produced a straight forward 5 verse (it's a short tune!) arrangement for the SA which is a fine arrangement in it's own right.
What do you think?
John 'Aren't hymns brilliant' Ward