diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 1e72937..2586712 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -3664,7 +3664,9 @@ const CHRISTMAS_PIECES=(function(){ var away=carol("Away in a Manger","J.Murray (1885)",80, [C4,F4,F4,F4,G4,A4,F4,F4,A4,G4,F4,G4,F4,D4,C4,C4,F4,F4,F4,G4,A4,F4,F4,A4,G4,F4,G4,F4,D4,C4,Bb4,A4,F4], [0,1,1,1,3,0,1,1,0,3,1,3,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,3,0,1,1,0,3,1,3,1,1,0,2,0,1], - [2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,6], + // 3/4 waltz. "A-way in a man-ger no crib for a bed": + // beat 1 of each bar gets a longer note, phrase ends get dotted-half + [2,2,2,2,2,4, 2,2,2,2,6, 2,2,2,4, 2,2,2,2,2,4, 2,2,2,2,6, 2,2,2,4, 2,4,8], 4,F4); var twelve=carol("12 Days of Christmas","English (1780)",110, [C4,F4,F4,F4,F4,E4,F4,G4,A4,Bb4,A4,G4,F4,G4,A4,Bb4,A4,G4,F4,G4,A4,Bb4,C5,A4,Bb4,G4,A4,F4], @@ -3708,7 +3710,9 @@ const CHRISTMAS_PIECES=(function(){ var oholynight=carol("O Holy Night","A. Adam (1847)",72, [C4,F4,F4,F4,E4,F4,A4,A4,G4,F4,F4,Bb4,A4,G4,F4,G4,A4,G4,F4,E4,F4,C5,C5,Bb4,A4,G4,A4,Bb4,A4,G4,F4], [0,1,1,1,2,1,0,0,3,1,1,2,0,3,1,3,0,3,1,2,1,0,0,2,0,3,0,2,0,3,1], - [2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,4,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,4], + // 12/8 compound feel: "O ho-ly night! The stars are bright-ly shi-ning" + // Characteristic dotted-quarter+eighth pairs and long phrase-end notes + [2,3,1,4,1,3,1,3,1,3,1, 2,3,1,4,1,3,1,3,1,4, 2,3,1,3,1,2,2,3,1,4], 3,F4); // ── Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (in C major) ── @@ -3992,7 +3996,9 @@ const SPIRITUAL_PIECES=(function(){ var kumbaya=spirit("Kumbaya","Spiritual (Trad.)",75, [C4,E4,F4,G4,G4,F4,E4,C4,C4,E4,F4,G4,A4,G4,E4,C4,E4,F4,G4,G4,F4,E4,D4,C4], [0,2,1,3,3,1,2,0,0,2,1,3,0,3,2,0,2,1,3,3,1,2,1,0], - [2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,6], + // Slow meditative spiritual. "Kum-ba-ya my Lord Kum-ba-ya" + // Dotted-quarter+eighth for the 3-syllable "Kum-ba-ya" feel, half-note on "Lord" + [3,1,2,4, 3,1,2,4, 3,1,2,4, 3,1,2,4, 3,1,2,4, 3,1,2,8], 5,C4); var michael=spirit("Michael Row the Boat Ashore","Spiritual (1860s)",90, [C4,E4,F4,G4,A4,A4,G4,E4,C4,C4,E4,F4,G4,A4,A4,G4,E4,C4,D4,E4,F4,E4,D4,C4,D4,C4], @@ -4007,7 +4013,8 @@ const SPIRITUAL_PIECES=(function(){ var nobody=spirit("Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen","Spiritual (Trad.)",75, [C4,E4,G4,A4,G4,E4,C4,D4,E4,G4,C5,A4,G4,E4,D4,C4,E4,G4,A4,C5,A4,G4,E4,D4,C4], [0,2,3,0,3,2,0,1,2,3,0,0,3,2,1,0,2,3,0,0,0,3,2,1,0], - [2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,6], + // Slow gospel: "No-bo-dy knows the trou-ble I've seen" — dotted-feel on key words + [2,3,1,3,1,3,2,4, 3,1,4,2,2,2,2,6, 3,1,4,2,2,2,2,2,8], 4,C4); var battle=spirit("Battle Hymn of the Republic","J.W. Howe (1861)",115, [C4,C4,C4,E4,E4,D4,C4,D4,E4,F4,E4,D4,C4,C4,E4,G4,G4,F4,E4,F4,G4,A4,G4,E4,C4,E4,D4,C4],