"The Lord is my Shepherd" CRIMOND phrasing
  • probe
    Posts: 64
    Crimond is a popular setting, but I always thought the music, as commonly played with a pause after the minim 'lie' and 'me', did not match the text phrasing well.
    He makes me down to lie / in pastures green he leadeth me / the quiet waters by.

    Is there another setting that sounds more like
    He lets me lie down in green pastures / he leads me by quiet waters.

  • GerardH
    Posts: 622
    The Vicar of Dibley theme tune

    /s
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  • GerardH
    Posts: 622
    But in seriousness, Crimond just requires intentional phrasing that respects the text. Don't added a fermata halfway through, keep the pulse throughout. Don't break the sound in the voices or the organ if the line doesn't end with a punctuation mark; do break if there is a comma mid-line (he makes me down to lie_in pastures green, he leadeth me_the quiet waters by).
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  • probe
    Posts: 64
    I like Howard Goodall's tune :)
    Thanks for the practical advice too.
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