178th street chamber orchestra
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String quartet. Londonderry Air aka Danny Boy. Viola and 1st violin duet then 2nd violin and cello join in.
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Woodwind quartet. Doo-Wop song, Denise, by Randy and the Rainbows 1963. Clarinet and oboe get solos while flute and bassoon support.
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Vibes, piano, bass and Latin percussion. Blest Be The Tie That Binds. Old church hymn. This may be a bit louder. I am using sound font timbres of heaven. It is probably the best. But while robust it is also loud and unsubtle.
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Solo piano. From A Window was sung by Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas in 1964 but was actually written by Paul McCartney. Hence its inclusion in this Beatles album.
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Flute, clarinet and strings. With a Smile and a Song is from the 1937 Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Listen to the scratch in the beginning. That's when you don't put the needle on the record correctly.
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Clarinet, flute, guitar, bass. More I Cannot Wish You is a song from the musical Guys and Dolls. I heard it sung by Jesse L Martin and Victor Garber on an episode of The Flash and I couldn't get it out of my head.
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Original. Flute plays a slow simple tune over harpsichord block chords. Cello and oboe join on 2nd chorus.
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Gregorian monks perform Within You Without You by George Harrison. First song of second side of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
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String quartet. O Little Town Of Bethlehem has interesting structure and harmony. First verse is out of the hymn book. 2nd is my variations and 3rd is 64 quarter note chords.
