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O happy day (that fixed my choice). Hymn. Edward F. Rimbault. Brass quartet, piano, bass, drums.
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D Camp's fictitious chamber orchestra. Composed or re-arranged by D Camp. Enjoy.
I am Mr D Camp. My hobby is composing and arranging tunes using music software. Ever since I could listen to music, I always wished I could re-arrange it. I did not have a group of musicians. Now in the computer age with music software I am able to listen to what I hear in my head. The 178th street chamber orchestra is my fictitious group of virtual musicians who sometimes collaborate with other fictitious groups such as the Bathgate Avenue Boys Choir or the Beneath-the-Expressway Rhythm Kings. I compose original tunes. I re-arrange existing tunes. I try to keep these as short as possible. Two minutes is an epic. Some are easy listening. Some are experimental. I do this for my personal enjoyment but I hope you enjoy too. Thank you.
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Peak #27
Peak in subgenre #4
Uploaded
July 15, 2025
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MP3
MP3 1.8 MB 96 kbps 2:36
Story behind the song
Recently I was in Manhattan at the 53rd street station of the E train and this guy was playing "How dry I am (how wet I'll be if I don't find the bathroom key)" on alto saxophone in 4/4 with a beat behind it. I googled How dry I am and I found the hymn "O happy day (that fixed my choice)". I opened my Methodist hymnal and found it. 3/2. Odd song structure. AABCB. 40 bars. I use the same song structure, but with 4/4 and added rhythm section with a beat in F major. Then I repeat with brass quartet but in F minor and play with the tune. Then I finish with the B of the first section. In 1967 The Edwin Hawkins Singers recorded a gospel version named "Oh Happy Day" with a more sensible structure than Rimbault's original. It was the second best-selling gospel song of all time. (Hamienet.com 1=Default.)
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