Martin Cooke Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Anyone have any feedback from things they've watched or listened to over Christmas? The thing that caught my ear was the little bit that Daniel Hyde had done for the refrain in the final verse of 'O come, all ye faithful.' It was only used in the Radio service - not the televised service. I see it as a very worthwhile enhancement of the Willocks v7 organ arrangement - splendid both in terms of descant finale and organ harmonisation, complementing the Willocks very well. Worth a listen or a few minutes' transcription if you missed it! York and Truro remain my 'go to' places to keep up with - a shame that Trinity, Cambridge only functions in term time. Oh... and... I've seen tweets about King's commenting on Once in Royal being in G flat major, and Hark! the herald being in F major - this being a universally 'good thing' it seems. I must admit, when having to sing it in recent years I have found the top E's a strain, so would welcome this if I were singing it again. And, I must admit to loathing versions of the readings at a traditional 9L&C other than King James. As I may have said before, I don't really feel the CofE has gained anything at all by shunning this is favour or the garbled versions commonly in use in church which seem to me no more intelligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnosad Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Not much worth commenting on really; so far have only listened to the radio service from KCC. Usual high standard. Nice to hear new pieces, especially from JW. Good to take the broom to the accumulated cobwebs and dead leaves on these occasions. Organ sounds pretty good. Good work from H&H in sparking the Old Girl up a bit. Re` comments on the KJ version; yes, it is good to hear readings recited in this format ; possesses a certain quaint and anachronistic charm all of its own. However I must comment on the First Reading. The Little Darling not only enunciated his vowels ( or should it be " viols " ( think about it ) but he completely masticated and mangled them to the n`th degree , but only IMHO of course. Still have the anticipated pleasure of watching the TV version. That, I always think is worth its weight in the selection of thought provoking readings. Would be interested in knowing about the criteria employed in their selection. Finally I was amused by a piece I had not heard before which was played as the final piece in the Afternoon Concert on B3 prior to evensong from Lancing College, namely "Mrs. Beatons Christmas Pudding," directed by Stephen Cleobury. Quite delightful in its own way. Anyway, here`s raising a scotch , or three, to the next twelve months to all forum members. Different year..............same old.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarber49 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Adnosad said: Nice to hear new pieces, Yes, but so many? No carols to my mind till 4 lessons and 34 minutes in: just Christmas anthems and hymns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnosad Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 18 hours ago, sbarber49 said: Yes, but so many? No carols to my mind till 4 lessons and 34 minutes in: just Christmas anthems and hymns. I am fully tolerant to listen to anything................apart from that wretched " Silent Night ". Makes me want to turn in my grave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bam Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 26/12/2023 at 12:21, Martin Cooke said: The thing that caught my ear was the little bit that Daniel Hyde had done for the refrain in the final verse of 'O come, all ye faithful.' It was only used in the Radio service - not the televised service. I see it as a very worthwhile enhancement of the Willocks v7 organ arrangement - splendid both in terms of descant finale and organ harmonisation, complementing the Willocks very well. Worth a listen or a few minutes' transcription if you missed it! Fully agree - it sounded 'just right' to complement the Willcocks arrangement. I hope it gets published. When he took over, Daniel Hyde had a rather annoying habit of clipping the final chord of a verse or piece, but he seems to have dropped that now - mostly. Also good to hear Bach's In dulci jubilo played after the radio service in a clear and measured way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 7 hours ago, bam said: Fully agree - it sounded 'just right' to complement the Willcocks arrangement. I hope it gets published. When he took over, Daniel Hyde had a rather annoying habit of clipping the final chord of a verse or piece, but he seems to have dropped that now - mostly. Also good to hear Bach's In dulci jubilo played after the radio service in a clear and measured way. The other thing about this, is that they took O come, all ye faithful in A flat major so that the 32ft reed could go down properly for WORD of the father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Butler Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 20 hours ago, bam said: Fully agree - it sounded 'just right' to complement the Willcocks arrangement. I hope it gets published. When he took over, Daniel Hyde had a rather annoying habit of clipping the final chord of a verse or piece, but he seems to have dropped that now - mostly. Also good to hear Bach's In dulci jubilo played after the radio service in a clear and measured way. I never noticed that "clipping" but it reminds me that I never liked Philip Ledger's habit of only leaving one beat between verses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarber49 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 03/01/2024 at 18:08, Martin Cooke said: The other thing about this, is that they took O come, all ye faithful in A flat major so that the 32ft reed could go down properly for WORD of the father. It was in G on the Radio service - at least on "catch up" in 'sounds' it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 How odd! I had it on very good authority! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarber49 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 14 minutes ago, Martin Cooke said: How odd! I had it on very good authority! Apparently not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter ellis Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I watched some of the livestreams from Ripon Cathedral. Ronny Krippner appears to be working wonders with the musical standards there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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