Georg Philipp Telemann: Magnificat in Gmajor TWV 9:18 (Arranged for Flute Ensemble and Oboe Soloist)

Telemann (1681-1767)

TWV 9:18 is the catalog for Telemann's Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, also known as The Magnificat.  The full suite has 7 parts.  This is an arrangement of Part 6, Aria (tenor): Die Hungrigen füllt er mit Gütern - Aria (bass): Wie er geredt hat unsern Vätern.

Telemannn Video

J. S. Bach composed his Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 in 1734.  This arrangement for piccolo and two C flutes is a small part of
No. 4. "Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben" from Part I. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage."

It is an Aria originally in A minor, and transposed here to D minor to accomodate the range of the flutes.  The arrangement is a mix of the instrument trio and the Alto singer parts.  Only 98 of the 138 measures were used and there is no Da Capo as in the original. The meter is 3/8.  This synthesized version has 72 bpm.

The lyrics of this piece are:

Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben, (Prepare yourself, Zion, with tender efforts,)
Den Schönsten, den Liebsten bald bei dir zu sehn! (to behold your lovely one, your beloved, near you soon!)
Deine Wangen (Your cheeks)
Müssen heut viel schöner prangen, (must now glow much more radiantly,)
Eile, den Bräutigam sehnlichst zu lieben! (hurry to love the Bridegroom with passion!)

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 No. 4, Bereite dich, Zion (Flute Trio)

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 No. 4, Bereite Dich, Zion (Flute Trio)

J. S. Bach composed his Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 in 1734.  This arrangement for 2 piccolos and 1 C flute is a  part of No. 1. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage" from Part I. "Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage."
It is an Chorus in D major.  The arrangement is a mix of the instrument and SATB solo parts. The meter is 3/8.  This synthesized version has 72 bpm.
The lyrics of this piece are:

Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, (Celebrate, rejoice, rise up and praise these days)
Rühmet, was heute der Höchste getan! (glorify what the Highest has done today!)
Lasset das Zagen, verbannet die Klage, (Abandon despair, banish laments)
Stimmet voll Jauchzen und Fröhlichkeit an! (sound forth full of delight and happiness!)
Dienet dem Höchsten mit herrlichen Chören, (Serve the Highest with glorious choruses)
Laßt uns den Namen des Herrschers verehren! (let us honor the name of the Supreme Ruler!)

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 No. 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket (Flute Trio)

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 No. 1, Jauchzet, Frohlocket (Flute Trio)

Written and performed on vintage analog synths including a Moog Model 15 system, this piece became the theme for Riggs National Bank in Washington DC.  The tune became quite popular and was added to the White House Orchestra repertoire and even arranged for bell choir.  It was also released as a 45 record single and sold as a fundraiser for the Girl Scouts!  It was my first commercial piece of music.

Washington Celebration

August 29, 2015

Community Chapel
Church of the Nazarene
Nashua, New Hampshire

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Traditional / Beethoven): congregation and Joy Iaquinta, piano

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A private recording of Luckey Roberts playing "Honeysuckle Rose" recorded at the home of Mike Lipskin's parents in New York City circa 1964-1966. The exact date is unknown.
Thanks to Mike Lipskin for permission to post this track.
Photo from the Good Time Jazz Lp "Luckey & The Lion" LAG-12256.
Sound restoration by the author.



Luckey Roberts - Honeysuckle Rose

Someone up there likes him
He's the talk of the town.
Commanding everyone's attention,
They feel so good when he's around.
He's a survivor—
No, not just one of the guys.
If he could be just a fly on the wall,
And watch how others suffer it all,
He's still be a saint with a million eyes.

And, the eyes of a fly sees a million more
Than the ones that surround him with their eyes to the floor,
And the ears of the world strains to hear a sound
From the soul of a man.

Can't you see his genius?
Oh, watch him shine.
In his wings of green
With the likes you've never seen.
A special treat at special times.

And, the eyes of a fly sees a million more
Than the ones that surround him with their eyes to the floor,
And the ears of the world hears a million things
When absolute zero is all that he sings.
And, the eyes of a fly sees a million more
Than the ones that surround him with their eyes to the floor,
And the ears of the world strains to hear a sound
From the soul of a man.

written by Michael Maurice Garrett ©2:59 Music. 
Recorded by Carlos Chafin and Barry Gottleib at Alpha Audio Studios, Richmond, VA, 1981

Alpha Audio Sessions- 12/81

The Eyes of A Fly/Single Bullet Theory

Within this selection are different styles and genres that I work with. Each piece is a vignette intended to display capability in sound design, composition, and technique.

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The Coral Reef was composed as a contemporary dance piece called "Coral Reef Fever" depicting the life, death and rebirth of a Coral Reef.  Coral reefs are rapidly diminishing due to global warming which is now scientifically accepted as a human perpetuated problem. To bring awareness to this fact, NOAA and The Science Museum of Virginia commissioned this piece I wrote.  It is my hope, you will experience the sea life, including fishes and divers, weave through this music.  Midway, the coral will die, but it will return through the replenishing of heat tolerant organisms as divers replant in the reef and the fishes return.  Whether this happens in reality is up to all of us. Visit http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/threecorals.html

Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 No. 1, Jauchzet, Frohlocket (Flute Trio)

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