@@TheRottingCorps I think the piece has moved transiently to Eb in that phrase - if you look at the accidentals and the harmonies used. Then the ending can be seen as a classic ii V Vi. But this is just my thought, I’m not a music theory expert XD
The vocal "orchestration" in this simple folk song is masterful: the floating trebles while the basses have the melody, the exquisite transitions between the later verses, the stunning closure at the end. A masterpiece, really.
May I recommend the recording of this (on TH-cam) by the Imperial College Chamber Choir, London? It's fabulous, and moving, and recorded at an appropriate level! Even better, their recording of Sviridov's 'Reveille' which I listen to every day just to be uplifted. That one will blow you away.
I love how two verses of this were included in Holst’s _Second Suite in F._ I did the march for my spring concert in my senior year of high school, and the suite has been one of my favorite pieces of classical music ever since.
I LOVE this song. I became acquainted with it in conducting class at The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.Thank you so much, Bartje, for this exquisite scored version sung by the Cambridge Singers. The conductor in this verson, John Rutter, conducted my choir as a visiting conductor. The volume, to me, is perfect because the song is meditative, being not only about physical love but transcendent Love as well.
Haven't heard this song in ages, ever since I sang it in high school years ago. Still gives me chills! What a sublime performance of an equally sublime piece.
Techno Falcon Sang the TTBB version of this last year (have a recording of it) and now we’re singing the SATB version this year. Gonna make for a cool comparison.
I had a past life in the 1800s British Navy. It was a sick and cruel environment. Also Bedlam was pretty horrendous and cruel also. A happy life lived with love , care laden joy . is the way to go. Beautiful song and beautiful performance!
A beautiful version of a folk song. Its just as good as Bartok's Romanian folk dances. Both Holst and Bartok went to the common folk to produce their significant classical pieces.
i haven't seen anyone say this but i'm sure it's not original- our high school choir felt that the repeated "i love my love" at the end is her rocking back and forth, finally going crazy because her love never came for her and the happy ending is all in her head
I recently played Smule’s version of this song on its Magic Piano app, and I know how much emotion is portrayed in this piece! The emotion! The emotion!
@@antonbruckner7329 It would be interesting research, if data is available, which is not, how many composers actually really were "religious". How would we know if a guy like Palestrina was "really religious"? To openly profess the opposite would've meant career suicide and in earlier cases the burn pile. People were groomed to conform from the outside. But in the inside? What were their private thoughts? The problem is that nobody put those thoughts in letters, that would be stupid. In Mozart's days the police would read them. I think that, to give an example, Mozart on purpose wrote letters full of wit, nonsense, dirty jokes, etc. etc. to give those readers, his superiors, anybody, a false impression of him being immature and silly guy. While in the inside he was highly intelligent, extremely private....I think he fooled everybody. Hey , just a thought nice to share here.
Yes, Zareen, choir kid myself. The comments you don't understand are from people who have spent more time studying music. Not a matter of intelligence just time.
![G. Holst - Six Choral Folksongs, Op. 36 [SCORE VIDEO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pMdI6TOzjDI/mqdefault.jpg)
Shout out to the band kids who are temporarily confused by hearing "A Song Without Words," in fact, with words.
Yes, my first thought!
Indeed
I played this song in the 6th grade and now that you said this, I hear it
Yes, I'm not sure why Holst called the piece "A Song Without Words" when he arranged it for band, especially since this is his arrangement for choir.
i’m a band kid i don’t get it
That subito piano at "Yet I love his parents...." gets me every single time. I could listen to this for the rest of my life
I love how he employs a V vi cadence at ‘they have ruined me’ with a very juicy 9-8 suspension. Pure eargasm!
Is it bad that my first response to reading this is: "Ah yeah. Music talk. Talk dirty to me."? XD
But I agree. That is one of my favorite parts.
Isn't it I IV V? F being the root, Bb being the fourth, and C being the fifth?
@@TheRottingCorps I think the piece has moved transiently to Eb in that phrase - if you look at the accidentals and the harmonies used. Then the ending can be seen as a classic ii V Vi.
But this is just my thought, I’m not a music theory expert XD
@Nathan Chapman Nathan, F Dorian, thank you so much
The vocal "orchestration" in this simple folk song is masterful: the floating trebles while the basses have the melody, the exquisite transitions between the later verses, the stunning closure at the end. A masterpiece, really.
I wish there was a louder version... this one is so quiet in my playlist that I turn it up but then something else turns on and blasts out my eardrums
May I recommend the recording of this (on TH-cam) by the Imperial College Chamber Choir, London? It's fabulous, and moving, and recorded at an appropriate level! Even better, their recording of Sviridov's 'Reveille' which I listen to every day just to be uplifted. That one will blow you away.
there are two on spotify
I love how two verses of this were included in Holst’s _Second Suite in F._ I did the march for my spring concert in my senior year of high school, and the suite has been one of my favorite pieces of classical music ever since.
I LOVE this song. I became acquainted with it in conducting class at The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.Thank you so much, Bartje, for this exquisite scored version sung by the Cambridge Singers. The conductor in this verson, John Rutter, conducted my choir as a visiting conductor. The volume, to me, is perfect because the song is meditative, being not only about physical love but transcendent Love as well.
Haven't heard this song in ages, ever since I sang it in high school years ago. Still gives me chills! What a sublime performance of an equally sublime piece.
What a great little piece! ...and singable by choirs of all standards too.
I played the trumpet solo of this in high school band! Definitely one of my favorite pieces out there.
I love listening to songs I completely forgot I sang in high school
Beautiful, such beauty from these people and that land
Where is it from?
@@BirdsfromHuntingdon it’s Cornish, if I remember correctly-which I believe is a part of England.
@@ncw01ify Ah cheers
@@ncw01ify It is a part of England, you're right. It's right down in the south-west of England. It's beautiful there.
A beautiful piece! I just received it in Choir. I sing base. It sounds incredible!
+Techno Falcon Me too! I sing baritone and we are using this piece for solo/ensemble contest in the spring. I'm very excited to hear what we can do.
+Tyler Mathews Same here! We are also using some Fire Madrigals.
+Techno Falcon I sing soprano, we were singing this piece last year :-) It´s my most favourite. :)
Techno Falcon Sang the TTBB version of this last year (have a recording of it) and now we’re singing the SATB version this year. Gonna make for a cool comparison.
Some of the bass notes I just cannot hit (I normally sing bass 2)
Best ever arrangement of this song!
Love this song relaxes.
Plusieurs extraits de ce compositeur sur TH-cam ;;Des pépites...
Tenors getting it done! Up there
Thank you.
Lovely performance!
this song is a bop, we're playing it for band and we have to tell our teacher what we think the story is update: I have lots of theories
I had a past life in the 1800s British Navy. It was a sick and cruel environment. Also Bedlam was pretty horrendous and cruel also. A happy life lived with love , care laden joy . is the way to go. Beautiful song and beautiful performance!
A beautiful version of a folk song. Its just as good as Bartok's Romanian folk dances. Both Holst and Bartok went to the common folk to produce their significant classical pieces.
Thank you, I'll check out Bartok's Romanian folk dances.
@@lizashone1976 Grainger. He didn't even sugarcoat as Holst and Bartok did.
Thank you miss Carolyn Mawby from U of M Flint...I am not half baked, like an apple pie...I am finally finding myself my dear teacher!🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
i haven't seen anyone say this but i'm sure it's not original- our high school choir felt that the repeated "i love my love" at the end is her rocking back and forth, finally going crazy because her love never came for her and the happy ending is all in her head
Wow, that's an interesting take and totally possible...
Not what the song text says. The men’s reply is “I love my love. . .” She is not delusional.
That note in bar 62 is just pure eargasm!!
I believe you mean "that chord in bar 62"?
Svensk Gamer Yeah, you're right!
Ingibjörg Ýr Jóhannsdóttir Ah I see. Is that an Icelandic name, out of curiosity?
Yes it is :D And you're from Sweden?
Indeed I am!
meraviglioso
This tempo makes so much more sense than the tempo band people take this.
I love the band version.
It sounds soo good. It is a little fast but it still sounds amazing.
bella esecuzione
Stupendo...!!!
the "I Love" at 2:29 ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Beautiful
ooo beautiful :-)
Какое красивое произведение 😍😍😍
Хочу взять его на гос экзамен
Why is the piece in F minor, even if the D is always sung as D natural, rather than D flat as it would be in F minor? Can someone skilled explain?
Written in F minor but it’s really in C minor
@@kswizz26 It's in F dorian
So then what would the solfege be? Would it be best in La-based minor or in moveable Do.
@@justelynnnjoelle Re as the root. Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Re
I recently played Smule’s version of this song on its Magic Piano app, and I know how much emotion is portrayed in this piece! The emotion! The emotion!
2:42 ✨
❤️💕💕
It is the favorite piece of July 2019 of Musica International, the global virtual library of the choral repertoire: www.musicanet.org/en/cdc/201907/
Thank you, more fun background on the piece.
oo beautiful...
please let me know that composer from which period??
Roland Enoch 1874-1934 :)
sat there lol
It makes me so happy that there are secular choral works so I can enjoy this sound without the dogma.
Language is nothing but a manipulation of reality.
@@antonbruckner7329 exactly. Same to you.
@@antonbruckner7329 It would be interesting research, if data is available, which is not, how many composers actually really were "religious". How would we know if a guy like Palestrina was "really religious"? To openly profess the opposite would've meant career suicide and in earlier cases the burn pile. People were groomed to conform from the outside. But in the inside? What were their private thoughts? The problem is that nobody put those thoughts in letters, that would be stupid. In Mozart's days the police would read them. I think that, to give an example, Mozart on purpose wrote letters full of wit, nonsense, dirty jokes, etc. etc. to give those readers, his superiors, anybody, a false impression of him being immature and silly guy. While in the inside he was highly intelligent, extremely private....I think he fooled everybody. Hey , just a thought nice to share here.
@@antonbruckner7329 Giordano Bruno comes to mind. A great example of an original thinker ending up hung upside down, tongue tied, burned to a frisk.
@@antonbruckner7329 I can see how it could be interpreted that way. Also: Thank you for replying so nicely I was definitely being an asshole. :)
Ya know I’m a choir kid and I feel so stupid not understanding half of these comments
Yes, Zareen, choir kid myself. The comments you don't understand are from people who have spent more time studying music. Not a matter of intelligence just time.
This sounds like it would come out in Xenoblade Chronicles 2!
1wdyh
I have no idea what that means.