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Here is a recording I have done of “It came upon a midnight clear” from Josie’s list of public domain Christmas carols. After much fafing around I removed most of the backing and was just left with just the piano from the style. My vocal recording has some ‘cracks’ that I don’t know how to get rid of, but anyway I hope you enjoy it.

Key=D , Tempo 100, Length (m:s)=2:26
No intro. 57 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 57. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _POPCALP.STY (PopCalypso Even 8ths [100RS])
RealTracks in style: 1422:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100

It came upon a midnight clear


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Joanne, I liked the "piano only" feel...I might have slowed it down just a bit...your voice is lovely, and I thank you for posting your work!

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It's a good choice to take the piano only. It's a perfect backing for your pretty voice.
I like it.

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Tano and Guenter. Thank you for your kind comments. I am so enjoying this BIAB!


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Joanne,

Very pretty voice! I love this song. Thanks for sharing!

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Joanne,

I could also hear it a bit slower. But I really enjoyed it.

I think you sound great. And loved just you with the piano.

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Hi Joanne,

I just tried to have a listen but couldn't connect. I'm not sure what the problem is but I'm passing the information on for what it's worth.

All the best,
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Josie and Steve. Thanks for listening. Noel, not too sure what went wrong. Seems to be okay now


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Hi Joanne,

I finally got to hear it. What the problem was is the # mark in the original URL. I've highlighted it in red below.

"https://soundcloud.com/#josiec-1/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear"

Once I'd copied the URL, pasted it in Firefox and then removed the #, all was fine.

The song was a pleasure to listen to and the piano was a perfect choice of instrument.

All the best,
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Beautiful singing Joanne. I would agree with the "slower" comments. There is a version by Michele Pillar on Larry Carlton's "Christmas at My House" CD (1989) that you can hear on Spotify - that would be just the right tempo for your wonderful voice.


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It's all been said, I'll just add my kudos on the easy to listen to vocal.

Later,

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Wonderful version. Voice is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!




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You've got a nice voice, and it's a pleasant arrangement. Other than a couple of places where you're catching up with the accompaniment, there's not much to say.

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Thanks all for listening and the comments. Noel..that is a strange problem..it works fine in IE so probably a funny in firefox. Have a blessed Christmas and restful New Year all folks on this forum.


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Beautifully sung Jo, you've a really nice voice. If you'd like to get yourself heard on radio, send me a good country MP3 & I'll be delighted to include you in a future show

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