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A Shepherd Psalm -- A Meditative Pastoral -- This was written for the Quincy Salvation Army Band and features two different tunes commonly used for the paraphrase of Psalm 23 from the 1650 Scottish Psalter -- "The Lord's my Shepherd". It gives glimpses of the dark valley, David playing his reed flute, the panic of frightened sheep, but mostly the comforting assurance that our Shepherd, Christ Jesus, is always with us. Approx 2:50 Fairly easy. (doubling of instruments makes it even more effective). Meditate with the sounds by clicking here
Christmas Triptych: Includes, Intrada,
Pilgrimage, Idyll, Celebration!, & Nativity Potpourri
I. Intrada Based on Fairest Lord Jesus and Joy to the World this abstract
fanfare paves the way for the Christmas Suite and Nativity Potpourri, or it can
stand alone. Approx. :50, moderately difficult. Dedicated to Barbara Jean
Jennings Getz. Single item.
II. Christmas Suite (Single item - Dedicated to Jean Christiana
Marion Getz)
1. Pilgrimage This unusual treatment appropriately treats We Three Kings
using the pentatonic tonality. It depicts the star trek toward Bethlehem,
complete with an interruption by King Harod. It leads seamlessly into Idyll.
approx.1:50, not difficult technically.
2. Idyll This uses a cluster sonority on the tritone as a backdrop for an
unusual treatment of Silent Night in 4/4/ time! It is quite serene
and pulls one out of the prosaic treatments of this lovely song, approx. 1:55,
not technically difficult.
3. Celebration! Based on God Rest you merry, Gentlemen
it is a frolicking dance that is so energy packed that it fairly bursts with
exuberance. approx. :55, just fun, not hard.
Listen with a Click!
III. Nativity Potpourri This is a gentle medley superimposed on suggestions of
Wagner’s Christmas piece Siegfried Idyll. Woven into that tapestry are fragments
of Away In A Manger (two different tunes), Deck The Halls,
Silent Night,
Joy To The World, Intrada, and O Little Town Of Bethlehem. It is every bit
as tender as Wagner’s masterpiece. It is as though the tunes are being played
somewhere else and the breeze wafts a little of this one, then that in a
lovely fragmentation that leaves very little out. approx. 2:30, not difficult.
Dedicated to Robert Christian Jennings Getz.
Single item. Listen to it
with a click!
CHRISTmas Toccata This is a rollicking and humor-filled exposition of
I Saw
Three Ships (both tunes in counterpoint!) with a humorous intrusion of The
Navy Hymn – approx. 1:50, moderately difficult.
Click Here to Play it.
Order Here: bobgetz@injofferings.com
God Bless You!
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