Hi Gary, I'm glad you find it helpful even though the audio didn't work for you. I'll look into this and experiment with other sound formats than mp3 such as wav or adding an ogg option. If you don't mind, can you tell me what device you used, and were you taken to the website to hear the audio? Thanks.
Enjoyed this interactive format! Some good examples. I have to say, "Joy to the World" is usually attributed to G. F. Handle rather than J. S. Bach. Though most music historians agree that Lowell Mason set Isaac Watts' hymn to music and put Handel's name on the score, either out of modesty or hoping to exploit Handel's popularity. The tune may be said to be loosely based on "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates" from Messiah, but the difference between that chorale and "Joy to the World" is evident in your descending major scale example. "Joy to the World" fits the example, but "Lift Up Your Heads" only follows the scale for the first four notes.
Good info in this post. Looking forward to more on timing.
None of the short audios played for me.
Hi Gary, I'm glad you find it helpful even though the audio didn't work for you. I'll look into this and experiment with other sound formats than mp3 such as wav or adding an ogg option. If you don't mind, can you tell me what device you used, and were you taken to the website to hear the audio? Thanks.
Enjoyed this interactive format! Some good examples. I have to say, "Joy to the World" is usually attributed to G. F. Handle rather than J. S. Bach. Though most music historians agree that Lowell Mason set Isaac Watts' hymn to music and put Handel's name on the score, either out of modesty or hoping to exploit Handel's popularity. The tune may be said to be loosely based on "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates" from Messiah, but the difference between that chorale and "Joy to the World" is evident in your descending major scale example. "Joy to the World" fits the example, but "Lift Up Your Heads" only follows the scale for the first four notes.
Thank you, Susan! I will make this correction in the post.