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nightrythm
nightrythmYesterday when I was watching the inauguration and they introduced "air and simple gifts" composed by John Williams; I was really excited to hear something new. I closed my eyes and listened and after the opening, I sat upright and said "what the hell?!". I recognized the underlying music and it wasn't new. I just for the life of me couldn't remember.
My brain kept telling me that John Williams wouldn't plagerize something so recognizable, because well, he'd get caught. I ran a couple of searches on the internet, looking for analysis of the music and all I kept getting was analysis of the inauguration (wow, there are a lot of blowhards out in the world).
Today I found my answer (in fact the answer is in the title, but not knowing the name of the piece). What Williams did was an arrangement of "Simple Gifts" an old Quaker tune that's been used often. I've sung it at folk music gatherings and possibly even in church.
The more you know...
My brain kept telling me that John Williams wouldn't plagerize something so recognizable, because well, he'd get caught. I ran a couple of searches on the internet, looking for analysis of the music and all I kept getting was analysis of the inauguration (wow, there are a lot of blowhards out in the world).
Today I found my answer (in fact the answer is in the title, but not knowing the name of the piece). What Williams did was an arrangement of "Simple Gifts" an old Quaker tune that's been used often. I've sung it at folk music gatherings and possibly even in church.
The more you know...
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