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SILENT NIGHT (Traditional)
Music composed by Franz X. Gruber in the year 1818
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Instrumental guitar arrangement and performance by
Robert Len Stallard -- Guitarist-Composer
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I recorded this video on 24-Dec-07 as a Christmas greeting to my family and friends. In this video, I perform my instrumental guitar arrangement of the traditional Christmas song "Silent Night".


ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES
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The guitar tuning for this song is DADGAD played fingerstyle. I apply false and slap harmonics towards the end of the tune. The effects I use for the audio are EQ, reverb and a touch of chorus recorded in stereo.


ABOUT THE COMPOSITION
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Excerpt from Wikipedia.com:
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"'Silent Night' ('Stille Nacht') is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song Stille Nacht were written in German by the priest Father Josef Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz X. Gruber. The version of the melody that is generally sung today differs slightly (particularly in the final strain) from Gruber's original. Today, the lyrics and melody are in the public domain..."
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Complete text available at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_night


ABOUT THE VIDEO
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In addition to my performance, you will see in the background video I recorded at my home during Christmas 2007. My wife, daughter, grandson and grandson's daddy also appear in the video. I experiment with various video chromakey and transparency effects.


MP3 Downloads and Higher-Quality Videos
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Please send me a message if you would like an MP3 of this tune or any other from my videos. Higher-quality versions of this and other of my videos are available from my website by following this link:
http://www.rlsguitar.com/audiovisuals/video-vault.html

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Please rate, comment, and share. I hope you like it.

God bless,
- Robert
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ROBERT LEN STALLARD
Instrumental Guitarist-Composer
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