At the Other Book singing on January 2, I presented a new composition with simple harmonic structure and melody, that was intended to be in the style of shout-it-out late nineteenth century revival tunes. The class gave it a decent reading, but the tempo dragged, and no one sounded enthusiastic, so I did not repeat the chorus. I’ll probably try rewriting this to make it even shorter and simpler:
Also at the Other Book singing tonight, Julian presented two new compositions, including a very nice new tune titled “Bala Cynwyd.” With any kind of luck, he’ll submit it to “The Trumpet” so that lots of people can try singing it.
Posted a week and a half late due to blog database problems.
