Edward Tarte revisits Greensleeves ('What Child Is This?')

[Alineniz]

Edward, you're such a delight... Seriously, my heart just melts when I am in your company. Thanks cosmos, for youtube :-)

[huyked]

I remember hearing this song (I think) when I was a wee lad. :D Thanks for sharing.

[Ersa1a]

Thank you for sharing this with us, Edward. This is one of my favorite songs, in one of its many incarnations. Melancholy and evocative. You did yourself and the world a favor by buying yourself that piano - and by using YouTube to share your talent with us.

[zarkoff45]

I've always liked the evocative power of that song. I never heard a version of it that didn't produce a strong sense of sad longing.

[hoverFrog]

Henry VIII was credited with writing this piece. I'm not sure if that is legend or truth but it is wonderful and beautifully played.

[dingodavid]

Everyone should learn a second language.

Music is an excellent second language.

[xander55577]

Edward, is this your own arrangement, or are you playing a published version from memory? Always a pleasure to learn math and music from you.

-xander

[edwardtarte]

@xander55577, thank you for your comment. It's my own arrangement, to some extent pre-determined and to some extent improvised. That is the case with all my 110+ piano videos except for two Beethoven selections from his piano sonatas, in which I have striven to be as faithful as possible to Beethoven's note-for-note and phrase-for-phrase intentions.

[dingodavid]

Thanks Edward

This kind of thing never goes out of style.

[flyingfisbeefilms]

Singing this in church this morning with my lovely French choir....as an atheist! Music is music!

[TrillianAlice]

Enjoyed that very much, one of my favorites.

[2Majesties]

Wonderful, Edward.

[bigboy45454545]

Was this song from Henry VIII? One of my personal favorites, and you played if beautifully Edward. Here is my favorite version of all time, albeit not piano.

/watch?v=t1cd69sUDYk

[theRoseofmyheart]

beautiful

[gettingolder2]

I remember it being played, in one of the "Remember the Alamo" movies. Always liked it.

[jmm1233]

i will go with the olde english lyric romance version :)