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Suffering Savior (p. 344t)

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Rachel Wells Hall

This was my response to a post by Matt Bell on the fasola-discussions list, but it deserves its own place here… The arrangement of SUFFERING SAVIOR that’s in William Hauser’s Hesperian Harp is one of my favorite songs.  It’s in the … Continue reading →

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Committee picks, part 1: Rachel

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Rachel Wells Hall

Now that the book is at the printers, we on the music committee have decided to write a series of posts about the songs we are most excited to be singing!  I got this idea because I always liked seeing … Continue reading →

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184 Sinai

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Rachel Wells Hall

We first encountered ShH 184 SINAI (1801) in Hauser’s Hesperian Harp (1848). It is the best known composition of the teenaged Woodruff, who drowned at the age of nineteen. Back in the day, the alto, or counter, part was often … Continue reading →

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