This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. This 7th Chorale Etude stretches out the tune over the whole piece as does the first one. The category for my music is Art Music.
This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. I chose this tune for my brother who died just after birth. This 6th Chorale Etude has the tune mostly hidden. Nearly every note on the piano is played. The category for my music is Art Music.
This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. This 5th Chorale Etude is a series of very strange canons, using m2 and M2 extensively. Except when the Chorale enters, it is hard to hear any beat. The category for my music is Art Music.
This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. This 3rd Chorale Etude secretly introduces a varied fragment of the tune. Later the full tune breaks out into a totally dynamic, virtuosic rendition. The category for my music is Art Music.
This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. This 4th Chorale Etude also secretly introduces a bit of O God, Our Help in Ages Past. This is a study on rhythm. The proper category for my music is Art Music.
This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. This 2nd Chorale Etude is mostly a series of canons, using parallel perfect 4ths in the tune most of the time and using inversion and augmentation. The category for my music is Art Music.
This set of seven pieces for piano solo is based on my family members' favorite songs. This 1st Chorale Etude is loosely a fugue, using perfect 4ths extensively horizontally with the chorale tune performed once. The category for my music is Art Music.
The title refers to the bell-like ringing of the notes in the themes and the ending chords. I'm not saying there are bells in Heaven that welcome saints. But, it is a beautiful thought that God would figuratively ring Heaven's bells to welcome those who believe in Him because of his great love for His people.
This was recorded during a practice session for a concert in Lochgilphead Baptist Church. This was the first time we played together as a band. We are not professional musicians, just ordinary people serving God with what we have.
Royal Tailor, performing Hold Me Together, from the album, Black White. Album available now: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/royal-tailor/id433402800
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