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Clarinetist John Frazier and Pianist Erik Meyer play an arrangement of I Have Decided, arranged by Peter Hilliard. This arrangement is dedicated to Frazier. Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington PA 7/7/2024 shawmusic.org/clarinet-music-for-worship-hilliard/ www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/i-have-decided-to-follow-jesus-22464880.html

Clarinetist John Frazier and Pianist Erik Meyer play an arrangement of Take My Life and Let it Be, arranged by Peter Hilliard. This arrangement is dedicated to Frazier. Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington PA 7/7/2024 shawmusic.org/shop/clarinet-music-for-worship/

What is it that makes Gershwin's music so distinctive? It turns out it has a lot to do with the music he loved. 0:00 Introduction 00:39 'Gershwinny' passages in Crazy for You 1:17 A very Gershwinny passage I almost can't play, and how it got there 2:06 Taking the phrase apart and showing how it's used all over Gershwin 6:58 Can you hear the 'Gershwinness' of these phrases? 8:24 Gershwin mainstr...

How does the musical Crazy for You manage to sound like authentic Gershwin, even in the parts that Gershwin didn't actually write? In this video, I discuss the way Gershwin's arrangers and orchestrators created the styles we associate with his music. 0:00 Introduction 1:26 Broadway in the late 80s and early 90s, American Idealism, and the Gershwin Revival 4:12 Gershwin's 1930 musical Girl Crazy...

Fly Eagles Fly accompaniment reveals what Jalen really meant all along.

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Premiere performance of Six Views of the Virgin Hoefer Prize Concert Peter Hilliard, Composer Valérie Sainte-Agathe conducts the San Francisco Girls Chorus and musicians from the San Francisco Conservatory at Hume Concert Hall, December 3, 2021. Kindra Scharich, Mezzo Soprano Composer's Note The words of Mary in Luke’s gospel have served as an inspiration ‘from generation to generation’, and Ma...

Nick and Peter Hilliard play our National Anthem, but every time 'the' appears, we get a half step more patriotic.

Christmas morning lunacy from Peter and Nick Hilliard.

An exploration of Richard Rodgers use of chromaticism. Apologies for the poor piano sound! I think the points still come across even if my playing sounds aquatic. More about Chromaticism: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromaticism#:~:text=Chromaticism is a compositional technique,white key", scales). I use the term 'Orientalism' to describe what Rodgers is doing as he depicts Southeast Asians in South ...

Ruth Sall sings Threshold by Peter Hilliard. John Sall conducts the Orchestra of St. Olaf College. Introduced by Steven Amundson, September 22, 2018

Richard Rodgers has some very distinctive turnarounds! Here are a few of my favorites, with a discussion of how they work and how they relate to his musical personality.

Richard Rodgers wrote a number of melodies that park on one note. Here's a recap of some of my favorite examples of him using this technique, and a brief analysis of how he grew as a composer using this technique as throughline

Here's a little analysis of one of the all time great Christmas songs. One day I'll remember to turn off the lights behind me when I do these. Oh well. I also realized I left out a really interesting thread in this analysis: the way the lyrics keep coming back to place and time. If you run them back to back by theme, it's easy to see: PLACE: Out of sight Miles away Near to us Together TIME: Nex...

Far From The Home I Love Analysis

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