I believe that music is one of
God's gifts that is meant to be shared.
Feel free to download and use them for ministry or personal use. A lot
of my original contemporary hymn arranging was done with a Roland W-30
sampler workstation. Now I usually use Finale.
Please let me know if (and how) you
appreciate, use, or share these
sequences. Drop me a note at timbode@juno.com.
Thanks!
TO
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ministry. If this music is of value to you and you would like to show
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Contemporary Hymn
Arrangements
One of my favorite things to do
musically is to take an old hymn (often
17th century or early) and explore its potential in contemporary
styles.
Here's some of what I've come up with:
A Lenten hymn by Ernst C. Homburg (1605-81) and translated into
English
by Catherine Winkworth (1829-78). The tune is from Kirchengesangbuch
(Darmstadt, 1687). Piano and flute.
A Baptism hymn by Benjamin Schmolck (1672-1737) and translated
into
English
by Catherine Winkworth (1829-78). The tune is by Johann R. Ahle
(1625-73)
and is slightly altered. Piano and flute.
A well-known hymn of praise. Synths, bass, piano, and percussion
accompany
the melody in an upbeat 3/4 time. A countermelody joins in on the third
(last) verse.
Mary plays flute, and I
occasionally ask her to play on hymns when I
play
organ. Here's some of what I've prepared for her. I include a melody
track
in the sequence. Sometimes the whole hymn accompaniment is there.
A well-known spiritual song from a German songbook (1677) and
translated
into English by Joseph A. Seiss (1823-1904). Descant, melody, and
4-part
hymnal accompaniment.
A hymn from the 15th century that exalts the love and sacrifice
of our
Redeemer, Jesus Christ. The descant uses a stylized echo and a few
dissonances
that are appropriate for verses 3 and 5. Descant and melody.
A hymn of harvest and thanksgiving by Julia C. Cory (1882-1963)
set to
the tune Kremser by A. Valerius (circa 1626). Descant and
melody.
My
Equipment
Roland
W-30 Sampler
Workstation
This is my workhorse for arranging and sequencing. I think I know
it
well
enough to operate it blind-folded with both hands tied behind my back.
The JX samples are great. When Hammer was MC Hammer (remember him?) he
had 4 W-30s on-stage. I love to work with this instrument, but we could
get a lot more for the same money now than what we did in 1990! Here's
some other Roland
links!
Kurzweil
PC88 Controller
Great strings and piano sounds.
Tascam Porta 07 4-Track Cassette Recorder
For adding guitar and vocals to my sequences.
Marantz PMD430 Stereo Cassette Recorder
For stereo masters.
Shure SM57 Microphone
The only microphone I've bought (so far).
Boss 16W Vocal Monitor (pair)
Our knock-'em-dead sound system (ha!). Actually, it's amazing
what they
can put out.
Keytek CTS 1000-G Sound Module
What? You've never heard of it? 8-note polyphony and mediocre
sound.
For printing out music. I used to run Finale on a Mac. Now it's
on a PC.
Epiphone 12-string Guitar
This is a replacement for my stolen Conn 12-string. :( I had
bought it
as a freshman at Concordia College, St.
Paul,
Minnesota, while I was in Glad Sound.
ToneWorks AX1G
Made by Korg, this "guitar hyperformance processor" is my latest
equipment
addition. Through a Dean Markley acoustic guitar pick-up and the AX1G,
I can add compression, distortion, EQ, modulation, and delay effects to
my Epiphone 12-string. Or I can route any other audio signal (i.e.
vocals
or keyboard output) to it as well.
Finale
Notation Software
(by Coda Music Technology)