http://blog.tarotoast.com/2006/01/18/181/ Personal blog Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.tarotoast.com/2006/01/18/181/comment-page-1/#comment-2520 Bach, Cantata 140, 4th Movement at Tarotoast’s Stuff Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:19:43 +0000 http://blog.tarotoast.com/2006/01/18/181/#comment-2520 [...] This melody has been in my mind for years. I even made a midi version from my memory to remind myself at the beginning of this year. Finally when I decide to write a letter to my Music 100 teacher back in Mesa, only finding out she is not teaching there anymore. After a little googling, I found her name listed on San Diego Music Teachers Association of California, and the site kindly provides a page to mail instructors using the form provided. I mailed her along with a link to the midi/mp3 I made to ask her for the name of the song, but with no faith that the mail would be delivered to her inbox. Guess what, I got a reply! She was able to tell which song it was from the poor melody I put together. That’s the tenor chorale from JS Bach’s Cantata #140 “Wachet Auf”. It really s beautiful. [...] [...] This melody has been in my mind for years. I even made a midi version from my memory to remind myself at the beginning of this year. Finally when I decide to write a letter to my Music 100 teacher back in Mesa, only finding out she is not teaching there anymore. After a little googling, I found her name listed on San Diego Music Teachers Association of California, and the site kindly provides a page to mail instructors using the form provided. I mailed her along with a link to the midi/mp3 I made to ask her for the name of the song, but with no faith that the mail would be delivered to her inbox. Guess what, I got a reply! She was able to tell which song it was from the poor melody I put together. That’s the tenor chorale from JS Bach’s Cantata #140 “Wachet Auf”. It really s beautiful. [...]

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