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IT THOU BE NEAR - BWV 508
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THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ADAPTATION OF A SONG THAT JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH SUPPOSEDLY WROTE FOR HIS SECOND WIFE, CONSOLING HIMSELF WITH THE FACT THAT HE COULD EVEN FACE DEATH IF HIS BELOVED WAS WITH HIM. PERFORMED BY THE 1976 WHEATON COLLEGE CONCERT BAND.
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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Classical • Baroque
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Peak #1,060
Peak in subgenre #8
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August 12, 2009
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MP3 7.9 MB • 192 kbps • 5:45
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As director of the St. Thomas Church Choir in Leipzig, Bach's duty made it necessary for him to compose and have ready a new composition for each church day. A large number of these works were set aside after only one hearing. Through the efforts of the Bach Society, started by Robert Schumann, many of the beautifully harmonized melodies have been restored to the world. J.S. Bach (1685-1750) came from a background which boasted approximately 200 musical ancestors, therefore, it is not surprising that Johann developed a keen musical interest in music at an early age. Left an orphan at the age of ten, Johann lived with his brother, who, though he had no sympathy with the child's musical aspirations, could not prevent him from secretly pursuing a course of self-instruction. At fifteen Johann was engaged as a singer at St. Michael's Church, where, free from his brother's supervision, he continued his study of music. Having mastered the violin and the clavier, he devoted himself to the study and mastery of the organ. Offered a position as organist at the town of Arnstadt at the age of eighteen, he accepted, and proceeded to dedicate himself to the art of composition. As court organist and violinist under Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar, and as director of chamber music to young Prince Leopold of Anhalt, he took advantage of every leisure moment to perfect himself in composition. In his last position, which he held for twenty-seven years, Bach was director of music in the churches of St. Thomas and St. Nicholas and choirmaster at St. Thomas School in Leipzig. Many of his greatest works were composed during this period. (Carl Fischer, Inc.) During his lifetime, Bach was more famous as a player than a composer. A century after his death however, Richard Wagner referred to Bach's compositional ability as "the most stupendous miracle in all music." (Ed)
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