Every year I look forward to the Advent Season and the Christmas Eve service. It is my happy privilege to play a cir.1848 George Steven’s organ. For many, listening to the organ is an acquired taste, but I would like to argue that being accompanied by this pipe organ is a treat. The organ is a relatively small organ of eight ranks and one manual, with a baroque straight pedal board. The technician who last serviced and tuned the organ believes that the pedals were added later, as he believes the organ to be patterned after the English organs of the time.
Playing this organ and other organs, in and about the quiet corner of Connecticut, inspires me to record more recorded organ arrangements. The accompaniment I am offering here is one that I’ve played for some seasons now. It was recorded using a Roland organ, but the sounds used are from other sound libraries.
Adeste Fideles is Latin Hymn, 17th Century. …words by J. reading, 1692, tr. by F. Oakeley, 1852. The words can be found in many hymnals and other online sources. This arrangement sounds fantastic with a choir or for congregational singing.
Included in this download:
O Come, All Ye Faithful – accompaniment track, 3 verses (mp3 256Khz at 44.1Khz)
O Come, All Ye Faithful – accompaniment track, 3 verses (no special effects – dry) (mp3 256Khz at 44.1Khz)
O Come, All Ye Faithful – sung demonstration track (mp3 256Khz at 44.1Khz)
Softly and Tenderly – Performance/Accompaniment Track (as a .wav file 44,100 Hz 16 bit audio)
Softly and Tenderly– demonstration track mp3 (as recorded in With All My Heart)
Softly and Tenderly – Performance track mp3 (as a 256 Kbps, 44,100 Hz 16 bit audio)
Softly and Tenderly– Sheet music for flute and violin duet (in .pdf format)
Standard Agreement
Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling is a melody composed by Will L. Thompson, and it is arranged here as a flute and violin duet. The accompaniment part also works well for those who would like to sing this instead.
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Every year I look forward to the Advent Season and the Christmas Eve service. It is my happy privilege to play a cir.1848 George Steven’s organ. For many, listening to the organ is an acquired taste, but I would like to argue that being accompanied by this pipe organ is a treat. The organ is a relatively small organ of eight ranks and one manual, with a baroque straight pedal board. The technician who last serviced and tuned the organ believes that the pedals were added later, as he believes the organ to be patterned after the English organs of the time.
