Malinowski, Scarborough Fair, chorale prelude

Chorale prelude on the tune Scarborough Faire, composed by Stephen Malinowski, accompanied by scrolling bar-graph and conventional scores.

FAQ

Q: Where can I get the sheet music for this piece?
A: Here:
http://www.musanim.com/scores/ScarboroughFaire.htm

Q: Who is playing this piece?
A: Nobody; it is being played by the notation program Sibelius; the instruments are oboe, English horn, French horn and bassoon.

Q: When was this piece composed?
A: I wrote it in 1976.

Q: Is there a way I could make the bar-graph scores myself?
A: The Music Animation Machine MIDI file player will generate this display; you can get the (Windows) software here:
http://www.musanim.com/player/
There are lots of places on the web where you can get MIDI files; I usually go to the Classical Archives site first:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/

Q: Could you please do a MAM video of _________?
A: First, check my "to do" list:
http://www.musanim.com/all/MAMToDoList.html ...
If the piece isn't listed, read the "Could you please do a MAM video of _________?" item on my main FAQ:
http://www.musanim.com/mam/mamfaq.html#copyright ...
and if you think I'd consider doing it, email me (stephen at musanim dot com).
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• English
• traditional
• Paul
• Simon
• Art
• Garfunkel
• seventies
• folk
• song

[s165455]

do you use this to make a living, or is it simply a hobby of yours?

[smalin]

@s165455 I'm more or less retired now, and I've never earned a living from this, but I wouldn't say that it is "simply a hobby"; at this point, I'd be more inclined to say that it is my life. Also, it is finally (about thirty years after I first started working on it) starting to make a non-trivial amount of money.

[GrauenausderTiefe]

first of all: I am a fan of your animation work. Second a question: Did you study music or composition ? maybe piano? or anything like that? or did you learn it by yourself? You do a skillfull work

[smalin]

@GrauenausderTiefe I studied piano from age eight; my college degree was in music theory and composition.

[b0ttomzone]

A really nice piece, I'll definitely look at the score, I'm sure I can learn a lot from it... did you find it difficult to work with a melody with such strong modal tendencies?

[smalin]

@b0ttomzone No.

[RhemStar]

Thank you for every music you upload. sorry to rip it out on youtube to my ipod. but its way much better than the music we have today. well. THIS IS MUSIC.

[vanburikwouter]

You sir, are a genius

[lomax343]

Magnificent

[Yossus]

love it! i once had fun in doing an impromptu a cappella pop rearrangement of this with a bunch of other singers, but this is amazing!!!!!!

[whythewar1]

@smalin You turned one of my child hood songs into a masterpiece. 

[dhaddox]

Brilliant! This being a familiar melody really goes a long way toward understanding what's going on here.