Harmony

From Plank Road Publishing

For 3-Part Mixed or Unison Voices

by Teresa Jennings

This richly beautiful song is based on Johann Pachelbel's famous chord progression for his Canon In D. There are variations, however, from the original, and the actual melody and countermelodies, are never used. Instead, there is an original melody which tells the story of a little baby "who loved with all his heart." Right off the bat, you could read a sacred theme into this text, even though it never specifies anything sacred.

This song is very special to us, and over the years it has remained a favorite to us and to the many thousands of schools who have used it.

The amazing Performance/Accompaniment recordings are excellent resources on this song for just listening. The full version includes the children's voices and could be used as a teaching reference. It is also a joy to listen to for the sheer pleasure of it. The accompaniment track reveals the orchestration more clearly because there are no children's voices on it. Enjoy the powerful orchestration and the big ending.

This special song works for a wide variety of ensembles, and would make a great way to combine classes capable of performing unison, 2-Part, and 3-Part mixed arrangements. Listen to the excerpt below and you will hear the potential.

The downloadable edition gives you the same pages and recordings, but in the form of PDFs and MP3s.

This kit is available in electronic format, for download to your computer. These files are quite large and may take a long time to download. Users with a dial-up modem will have difficulty: A high-speed Internet connection is highly recommended. When you expand the compressed file, it will include two MP3s (one full-performance and one accompaniment only version) and a printable PDF of the written music. Questions? Visit the Download Help page (opens in a new window)

The Convenience Combo Kit includes both the Kit with CD and the Downloadable Kit.