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“This Is My Song” from Finlandia – Harmonica ensemble
Posted on June 24th, 2010 17 commentsDuet/trio/quartet arrangements for harmonica. United Methodist Hymn #437 “This is my song” Music by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Words by Lloyd Stone, Georgia Harkness. Background Images from Linda6769(www.flickr.com). www.flickr.com The image of a Lutheran church in Hollda,Finland is from Wikipedia.com This song is the major theme of the “Finlandia”, a great symphonic poem! Suggested Link to Boys Choir: www.youtube.com Link about Finlandia: en.wikipedia.org Link about Finland: en.wikipedia.org News:Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Finn www.cnn.com News:FinnAir to launch Seoul-Helsinki Flights english.chosun.com image.chosun.com
17 responses to ““This Is My Song” from Finlandia – Harmonica ensemble”
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Dear Kyong,
Great and good harmonica-friend, what a GREAT PERFORMANCE you show the world and all music friends AGAIN!!
The cold shivers over my body, really, when I listen to your song, so played very good, and your pictures are wonderful again, they fits so good with the text in your video.
Thanks for sharing this video with us!!
Have a nice day,
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khlnm May 21st, 2008 at 09:58
Hi Chris
Thank You for your encouragement for my play. I thought it was enough to be posted on youtube last night, but as I hear it again and again this morning, I feel it has so many spots I like to correct or change in style to play or in the arrangement in trio and quartet part. Well, it may be never perfect in the musical world! Instead of re-doing this one, I would try another new song.
Have a good day in Netherlands.
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AAZAZZA09 May 22nd, 2008 at 14:53
hello, still a beautiful execution d’ a music melancholic person with always a very good sound. Cheer. and thank you for the division. Mick – Harmo .
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khlnm May 22nd, 2008 at 21:47
Hi Mick. Thank You so much for your comments.
Kyong -
ecrira4u May 27th, 2008 at 00:42
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this hymn. I heard it for the first time on Sunday and it brought tears to my eyes. The hope for Peace…
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khlnm June 4th, 2008 at 05:00
Thanks!!!!
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xSusshlux September 11th, 2008 at 04:48
Beautiful(LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL)
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It’s as precious as the country(L) *-*
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Thank you for commenting!
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shhanninen September 25th, 2008 at 18:56
That’s the first time I’ve seen the English words other than the hymn in our church. The pictures were beautiful, thankyou.
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DavidHFinke November 13th, 2008 at 22:01
I’ve spent this evening reviewing a number of expressions of “The Song of Peace,” including many ways of rendering Finlandia. At the conclusion of it all, I’ve found that this particular version is the best integration of music and pictures, with a universal sense of our spiritual connectedness.
How things have developed since Sibelius’ first composition! Something wonderful was released into the world. We all just keep growing and connecting.
Gratefully, from Columbia, Missouri.
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Many thanks for your comment! I wish this song, “This is My Song” from the Filandia becomes “Everyone’s Song” who wishes the peace of the world.
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juntsu56 December 6th, 2008 at 01:33
Because here in Finland it is our yearly Indepence Day, I decided to look for Finlandia here. I loved your version. I agree fully with the prayer in the text (the Finnish version is very patriotic). By the way, it was nice to see that also others have churches like my recent one – I mean the one in the end of your video.
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juntsu56 December 6th, 2008 at 01:38
Oh, I noticed you had told that the church was the one of Hollola – only about 100 miles from my home.
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odinsova June 8th, 2009 at 10:44
it is great song..and I love my best Finland…
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uemciicmeu January 3rd, 2010 at 00:44
just lovely: music, photos, sentiments. thanks for sharing something so positive and uplifting. and i also love the harmonica playing–complex in its simplicity
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rt1234321 June 8th, 2010 at 11:24
The words were written by the poet Lloyd Stone (1912-1993).
Finlandia was composed by Sibelius in 1899-1900 and had no words.
Lloyd Stone often fails to get credit for these words that he wrote in 1934. The poem has three verses, when sung to the tune from Finlandia, it is usually given the title “A Song of Peace” or “This is My Song.” The third verse of the poem is rarely sung.
Lloyd Stone was born in California and published several books of poems while living in Hawaii.
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67badmoon June 20th, 2010 at 11:43
Very uplifting.
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ctovg May 21st, 2008 at 09:22