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🙂🙂 A little unclear on words. Can you put lyrics at bottom?

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Any idea why it is called 'Plectrum' when it suggests bowed string instruments?

This was re introduced Lincoln Minster during Advent in the late 70s. The boys loved it.

I know that melody here in the UK as the tune for the Christmas carol “Child in the manger, infant of Mary”’, words which were originally in Gaelic. In my Hymnbook the tune is called BUNESSAN - arranged and adapted by Martin E F Shaw who, along with RVW did a lot to bring folk melodies into the use of the church. The words are by Mary Macdonald, 1789-1872 and translated by Lachlan Macbean, 1853-1931.

Nice! Though I suspect that you have a bit of the same problem I have when making recordings with myself. It's tricky to play with the as much expression and groove as when I play together with other people, as intonation and timing is fixed with the first recorded track instead of being a live thing constantly reacted to by all players. Do you have any tips in that regard?

Lovely performance! What kind of Alto are you using, if you don't mind my asking? It's got a beautiful dark tone.

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Beethoven casually blending the entire history of western music in his late works: Ps. Great performance my man

Delightful performance!

Ho-ly man this is amazing! This is my favourite choral piece of all time and you nailed it man. I guess sacred music covers dont get much recognition but this is really good. People during lockdown spent their time in the most random ways lol. Hope youre still doing good man

Nicely done!

This is so good! Please make a longer version 🙏

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Bravo Mr. Dawkins! This is one of my favorite pieces of music - but I have always heard it performed by an orchestra...with drums. I was nervous but curious about this version. Yay you! Your performance here banished my nervousness and satisfied my curiosity! A lovely version, performed beautifully by you!

Some of our recorder players will be performing part of this suite at a workshop in September 2024

I've listened many times. I love this version

the flutes tickle my brain just right 😊

Brilliant, as always.

Well done! I cannot recall the source, but I’ve been told he was one of originators of the theatre organ style. His Sorties and Marches reflect the style.

Sounding wonderful!

Thank you, I look forward to the continuation!

Nicely done, as always. The countertenor is an interesting voice (sound?). I believe you did do it justice.

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So very very stunningly beautiful

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I love these!

This does work surprisingly well on recorders. I would say that first Gigue is a Louree (slow Gigue) or perhaps a slow Courante, making it very French rather than English. But, if I remember my music history, there were also some duple meter dances labeled as Louree or Courante...just to confuse the matter even more! Thanks for your lovely performance.

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So pretty!

The different registers work beautifully! Lovely work!

Never heard this Sullivan composition before!

This is amazingly sung as always...and played ..but the big time modal-Ness is freaking out my ear a bit. Where are the thirds and such. Lol. But OMG your falsetto may never have been more impressive.

JSB was not averse to arranging his own work for different instrumentation, and I think he might have approved.

Interesting, and it certainly does work. It reminds me of Thurston Dart's take on no 4, with the two "flauti d'ecco" parts on sopranino recorders.

Extraordinary! And I agree with the other comment. The Gigue works perfectly on the two harpsichords.

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Brilliantly arranged and performed! Thank you!

Bravo! So much fun. Thank you.

Really liked this, thank you! ❤️

Me after inventing dynamics

Oh this is marvelous!!

<3 Thank you sir.

Gorgeous take on gorgeous song ...

The only song in English that my mother would sing. She'd learned it in school. (And as the previous comment says they're from Canada, I'll add that I'm writing from Sweden)

Lovely performance with haunting beauty! Thank you! (from Canada)

Sounds almost medieval.

Great playing! The Postlude-Cantique is based off an old French carol so many use it for Christmas, as do I. God bless.

I thoroughly enjoyed that! Thank you!

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Great work Thomas! I learned the Jonathan Scott version during the COVID lockdown ~2020. IMO, his is a wonderful transcription and feels like a native organ composition, but is still about the most challenging thing I've ever learned (fantastically fast pedalling in places). I don't know the transcription you're playing here. Do you (or can you) perform this all in one take (or in a few sections)? I'd love to SEE you perform the whole thing. I intend to record it some day. I recorded two sections for my ch. I remember now - I didn't have a page turner so I set about memorising the whole thing. A challenge indeed! IIRC, I succeeded. Anyway, as I write this I've just got to the end of your performance. Great job! Great to have orchestral transcriptions played so well 😃.