S7 E06 Hymn Tunes with Guest Host James Moyar
S7 E06 Hymn Tunes with Guest Host James Moyar This episode I am grateful for James Moyar to take time out of his busy Droning On and Piping Dojo schedule to share some of his favorite hymn tunes on bagpipes. Be sure to listen to James on my favorite Piping Podcast, Droning On: https://droningon.podbean.com/ And Check out his Merch Store where I have some materials for sale as well: https://www.bagpipeswag.com/ Many of the tunes he plays through on this episode are available on his excellent collection of Hymn tunes on smallpipes available on Bandcamp: Sunday Smallpipes Vol I: https://heritagebagpipes.bandcamp.com/album/sunday-smallpipes-vol-i Tunes: -Track 1: Madrid (Trad, Spain) By: Unknown, traditional Spanish Melody Year: unknown Other Examples: —”Come, Christians, Join to Sing” arr. Sterling Procter, performed by The Chancel Choir + The Chapel Choir + Broadway Baptist Church +The Oratoriao Chorus + Southwestern Baptist Seminary + The Festival Brass + Albert Travis on Organ + Congregational singing under direction of David Keith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO9vTae4Rxs —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 2: Aus der Tiefe Rufe Ich (18th c, Germany) By: Attributed to Martin Herbst in the 2nd half of the 17th century, possibly reworked by Bach in the early 18th century Other examples: Played on piano by Andrew Remillard under the title, “Forty Days and Forty Nights” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66KEopPjEY —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 4: Breslau (15th c, Germany) By: Joseph Clauder, though he may have simply arranged or harmonized an even older tune, his instances of it go back to at least 1450 Other examples: Choir of Girton College singing it with organ under the lyric title, “Take Up Thy Cross, the Savior Said,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0frmiQHNOo —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 5: O Breath of God / St Columba By: Unknown (Trad, Ireland) Story of St. Columba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfhesEWpok8 Very old, traditional gaelic/Irish tune, very popular, has remained in-use in a lot of hymnals for a very long time Other Examples: Organ arrangement by Ste Duckett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31fo_aAAstU Harp by Ray Pool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym6z4cPkHE8 —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 6: Eventide / Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Even Tide By: William H. Monk, https://hymnary.org/person/Monk_William , text by Henry Francis Lyte Year: (19th c, England) According to some sources, William H. Monk wrote EVENTIDE for Lyte's text in ten minutes. As the story goes, Monk was attending a hymnal committee meeting for the 1861 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern of which he was music editor. Realizing that this text had no tune, Monk sat down at the piano and composed EVENTIDE. The hymn was then published in that edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern. The tune has always been associated with this text. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 10: Windsor By: From Este’s Psalter Year: 16th Century https://hymnary.org/tune/windsor_tye_daman#Composer__attributed_to_ —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 11: O Waly, Waly By: Trad, England Year: ? https://youtu.be/86G3ZHSx6RA "The Water is Wide" https://youtu.be/TEap3IVX_kg —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 16: Arfon By: ? Year: Trad Common in major and minor. Good examples: https://youtu.be/SVZY-5d5NHM https://youtu.be/Jn20a6ESL34 —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Track 18: Donne Secours By: From the Genevan Psalter Year: 16th Century Other examples: Andrew Remillard on Piano: https://youtu.be/ZE4aph6OKAc Emma Lou on Organ: https://youtu.be/la9p9IcTNL4 Here are some ways you can support the show: You can support the Podcast by joining the Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/wetootwaag You can also take a minute to leave a review of the podcast if you listen on Itunes! Tell your piping and history friends about the podcast! 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