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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:34 AM Feb 2018

Anyone here familiar with the Shaker Hymn Simple Gifts? Do you find it helpful? Relaxing?

Many videos of people singing the song on youtube. I find the simple one with church and the girls in oldtime dresses the most pleasing.

What is your experience?

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Anyone here familiar with the Shaker Hymn Simple Gifts? Do you find it helpful? Relaxing? (Original Post) bobbieinok Feb 2018 OP

yes, and yes I do find it relaxing gopiscrap Feb 2018 #1

Do you know anything about The Lord of the Dance? It's very impressive bobbieinok Feb 2018 #5

Do you know the Aaron Copeland version? dawg day Feb 2018 #2

This is my favorite version... wcmagumba Feb 2018 #3

A delightful little tune, and one of my favorites. nt Binkie The Clown Feb 2018 #4

I love this rendition: Laffy Kat Feb 2018 #6

My daughter walked down the aisle to this tune, it was a great wedding tune... CTyankee Feb 2018 #7

It was ours as well kurtcagle Feb 2018 #9

I love The Rainbow Connection! What a nice song. CTyankee Feb 2018 #10

A recording of the Shakers singing this GeoWilliam750 Feb 2018 #8

gopiscrap

(23,765 posts)

1. yes, and yes I do find it relaxing

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:36 AM

Feb 2018

it's also the tune to the text of "Lord of the Dance" you tube it and find the arrangement that you most prefer

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

5. Do you know anything about The Lord of the Dance? It's very impressive

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:57 AM

Feb 2018

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

2. Do you know the Aaron Copeland version?

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:38 AM

Feb 2018

He took this "simple" song and made it into a real anthem in his beautiful Appalachian Spring--

wcmagumba

(2,892 posts)

3. This is my favorite version...

Reply to dawg day (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:42 AM

Feb 2018

Aaron Copeland and Bernstein...beyond beautiful...

I also play a very basic version of the tune on my mountain
dulcimer and enjoy it very much.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

4. A delightful little tune, and one of my favorites. nt

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 01:57 AM

Feb 2018

Laffy Kat

(16,389 posts)

6. I love this rendition:

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 02:40 AM

Feb 2018

CTyankee

(63,914 posts)

7. My daughter walked down the aisle to this tune, it was a great wedding tune...

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 03:11 AM

Feb 2018

She had expressly requested it. I was helping her in the wedding music for her outdoor wedding on Cape Cod. We hired a spring quartet. I still havea copy of her calligrophied wedding ceremony project.

I loved that wedding beyond belief. I still have the photos and a copy of her calligrophied wedding program.

kurtcagle

(1,604 posts)

9. It was ours as well

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #7)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 05:42 AM

Feb 2018

We also had The Rainbow Connection, which made for an interesting set.Simple Gifts is easily one of my favorite pieces, and besides the Copland version, Yo yo ma did an absolutely heartbreaking rendition on the bass.

CTyankee

(63,914 posts)

10. I love The Rainbow Connection! What a nice song.

Reply to kurtcagle (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 12:07 PM

Feb 2018

We had a string quartet play the music. They did a 3 preludes which included Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach and Air from the Water Music by Handel. It was lovely...

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)

8. A recording of the Shakers singing this

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 04:24 AM

Feb 2018

With verses I did not know

To hear the Shakers sing this, it feels as though one can touch the very hem of Heaven

I like this one, too. Yo-Yo Ma is sublime

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