The summons by John Bell Of Iona

Same old thing:) the weird high pitch sound is the 2" flute going off and on.... Old organs...

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Music

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• marty
• haugen
• allen

[mllcg]

sorry.. it was on the score... marty haugen

[mllcg]

?????

[jen5983]

thanks for posting this

[Augabricholas]

the summons is better of slow as it is more solemn and its not a happy song its a song for meditation hence a solemn atmosphere is more suiting

[john1801rambo]

this sounds a bit pedestrian - have you thought of soloing out the melody on another manual?

[4109973]

wow....this is way too slow and the organ really covers up how pretty the melody is...

[MrBarryknoll]

You are playing The Summons way to slow

[croc17]

Whilst I too prefer the 2 4 time signature, some hymn books use a 3 4 time signature with a minim then crochet rather than two quavers

[barnarts89]

Play faster use flutes first, than some foundations.

[kapariz44]

Very slow, and the rhythm isn't quite right. I don't have my hymnbook to hand, but the notes are all pretty much of equal length - mostly in quavers if I remember, whereas here the count is kinda 2 1 2 1. No offence, but Kelvingrove is a hymn tune, not a waltz or a mazurka hehe.

[musicallymad92]

I disagree, i think that, yes you should add more emotion but you should speed it up slightly as this is a happy song and actually sounds wrong when played slowly

[firefighter14530]

try adding a little emotion to the piece... Read the lyrics, then play it as your heart tells you it should be according to the lyrics.. Slow it down a little bit, and blend some of the notes together. According to the text, God is pleading with you.. 'will you come and follow me if I but call your name, will you go where you dont know, and never be the same'.. Slow it down, and turn some of the quarter notes into halfs.... It works wonders... Add a chime here and there too... Youl be surprized.