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The First Noel

Hello Friends,

For my first offering in a while, I am uploading an accompaniment track for The First Noel.  I have seen up to five (5) verses available for this song, and there may be more.  As it goes, the tradition was to teach the Christmas story through song and stain glass windows.  Sometimes the lyrics were straight forward, and at other times it was an allusion to the content found in the Biblical narrative.

Here I am offering 3 verse and 5 verse accompaniments.  The three verse version starts off with the refrain as the introduction.  It ends with the refrain being repeated and ending with the phrase, “born is the king,” being repeated.  Catching on to it’s form should be no problem.  The 5 verse version starts with the refrain as an introduction, then it continues straight through the five verses.  The demonstration track has a scratch vocal.  Feel free to choose any verses you may find available for this song.

These accompaniments should be easy enough to follow for congregational singing.  They should also work for the choir director wishing to be a bit more creative with solos and additional voices.  Also, the lyrics should be easy to find on the internet or in a hymnal.

Included with this background track:

  1.  The First Noel – Performance/Accompaniment Track – 3 verses (as an .mp3 256Kbps, 44,100 Hz 16 bit audio)
  2.  The First Noel – 3 verses – demonstration track – sung by David E. Gonzalez (as an .mp3 256Kbps, 44,100 Hz 16 bit audio)
  3. The First Noel – 5 verses – demonstration track (as an .mp3 256Kbps, 44,100 Hz 16 bit audio)
  4.  Standard Agreement

Thank you for stopping by,

David E. Gonzalez

Back to the Future Past

Personality Booth #5

O. K., so it has been a while since the last post to this site, and with the “Stay Safe, Stay at home” Covid-19 model, It is time to give it a go. First things first, I’ve set up the site to offer secure downloads of background tracks and previous albums now out of print. Getting the SSL certificate and getting it to work was the first hurdle. Configuring it to address the current postings was another. Moving forward wasn’t as quick and easy as I thought it would be.

…from “The Holy City”

…another challenge–getting the flute solos print ready. I’ve had requests for sheet music, of the flute solos that I play. For some this means type setting from sketches of handwritten music that I mostly use for improv. …like what you see here from, “The Holy City” flute solo.

Shirley Sayers; David Gonzalez

In brainstorming how all of this should go forward, I’m looking back a little. So, I’ll start making some of my older material firts, and hopefully it’s really a stepping stone. …a springboard? I understand the need for new material. In looking through my materials, I found pictures taken when I attended the 1995 Christian Book Seller’s Convention in L. A. This was back for my first album with Chapel/Bridge Records.

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Harlem Nocturne (David E. Gonzalez)

David GonzalezHarlem Nocturne is a  favorite jazz standard for many players.  It is so much fun to play, and flutists have been asking for the sheet music to some of the pieces that I have put up on Youtube.  I will start with this one. Click this link to print or save the flute part, as played in the track below.  Have fun!

click>Harlem Nocturne (.pdf)