Yes, I think I will probably use Psalm 136 with it.

Thank you both for the comments! Those were some of the things that I was uncertain about, so it is good to hear.

Here is a short thanksgiving chorus. It could possibly be sung between some Scripture readings. I’m looking for general feedback or ideas. Thanks!

Hi Ryan, I really like this!

A couple things that I thought of:

I believe the only parallel fifths and eights are in two places. The first one is in measure 1 on the words “I am” between alto and bass. the second one is in measures 10 and 11 on the words “of life” between alto, tenor and bass. These don’t bother me on the recording, but I…

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Thanks Lyndon! I will check this out!

Just looking for general comments and suggestions for improvement here.

Hi Richard, this is really nice! I like the way the quarter note motion keeps the music moving. and the quarter note rests are just a great way to give the music a little break from the constant motion. one thing that I thought of with this is that the whole note in m. 7 feels like it looses the momentum that the quarter notes give it. I…

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Yes, good point! I actually missed the fact that it was in a church mode, so I was simply thinking in terms of it being in D-flat major/b-flat minor. so the V chord would be A-flat. however, I just realized that when i was playing it on the piano before, I was adding the third in the final chord of the second line. I actually like what you…

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I really like this piece, and I think the mood of the music fits the text well. There are a couple of places that I noticed some harmony things, like in the last two measures of the second line. the passing notes in alto and bass create a dissonance that felt a little out of place to my ear. (I also felt a bit the same about the first chord in…

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This is also taken from a choral piece that I have done.

Hi Lyndon,

Great work! I love the mood of this piece, and the moment on the downbeat of m. 10 just kind of melts my heart.

I dont have much to say, but the first line took me a little bit to get used to. something about the rhythm on “the glorious names” felt a little strange to me. as I got more familiar with it, it kept feeling better. I…

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Thanks for the feedback! I will look the suggestions here. One thing that I am thinking about with this that it has already been sung as a choral piece, and I am not sure if changing the voice leading will throw people off. thoughts on this?

Yes, I agree with Lyndon. This is a very nice melody and the open 4ths and 5ths throughout fit the mood well! I think the main thing that bothered me in 11, 12 was the downbeat of 12. Maybe consider keeping the bass on the do and moving tenor up the the mi on beat 1… I also felt like the music lost some momentum in m. 5 with the…

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This is a hymn arrangement of a choral piece I wrote a couple years ago. I’m curios what you all think about the IV at the end.