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David Summer, Music Samples
All Recordings © Copyright 2002-2008 by David Summer
All of the sound clips on this page are excerpts from recordings made by David in his home recording studio.
Classical Pieces
    These classical recordings are representative of the type of music David plays for church services.
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ListenTrumpet Voluntary by Clarke-Trumpet and Organ
   Trumpet Voluntary (originally called "Prince of Denmark's March") was written around 1699 by the English baroque composer Jeremiah Clarke. Clarke was the first organist of the then newly rebuilt St. Paul's Cathedral. The piece was, for many years, incorrectly attributed to Clark's contemporary Henry Purcell.
   Trumpet Voluntary is very popular as a wedding processional. It was played during the wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles in St Paul's Cathedral. The BBC often broadcast the piece during World War II, especially when broadcasting to occupied Denmark and it is currently used as the march of the Nobel prize laureates at the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm. An excerpt for the Trumpet Voluntary can be heard in the Beatles song, "It's All Too Much" from "Yellow Submarine".
ListenWater Music by Handel-Trumpet and Organ
   "Alla Hornpipe" is a movement in 3/2 meter from the "Water Music" by George Frideric Handel. The Water Music premiered in the summer of 1717 when King George I requested a concert on the River Thames. This piece is often used as a wedding recessional or as a postlude to a service.
   Georg Philipp Telemann is considered to be a link between late Baroque and the Classical Period. He was an incredibly prolific composer, writing more music than his contemporary composers Bach and Handel combined.
   Telemann's works for flute include 11 Concertos, 3 Double Concertos, 12 Fantasias for unaccompanied flute, numerous Sonatas and the famous Suite in A Minor for flute and strings.
   This sonata is especially well suited as a prelude to a service.
ListenMinuet by Rameau-Flute alone
   Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era. Like many composers of the era, Rameau worked as a church organist. Rameau is mainly known for his operas and along with Francois Couperin, was one of the two masters of the French school of harpsichord music in the 18th century.
   This minuet is also especially well suited as a prelude to a service.
Christmas Tunes Christmas
Here are excerpts from some tunes that were arranged, performed and recorded by David for that most wonderful time of the year.
   "The First Noel" is a traditional English Christmas carol. In this arrangement, some of the chords are changed to suit the descending string part.
   This recording was produced using over 25 tracks including flute, trumpets and keyboards. The flute and the trumpet tracks were all recorded using two different microphones, a condenser and a ribbon mic, with the tracks panned left and right on mixdown.
Trumpet and Music Stand
   "Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas carol with a melody believed to have been written by Handel. For this recording, approximately 40 tracks were used. The reason there are so many is that all the brass parts, trumpets and trombones, were overdubbed in order to give a fuller overall sound. For more information on recording brass instruments, see David's article on recording brass instruments on the Writing page.
   "Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming" is a 15th Century German Christmas carol. David arranged this for a capella voices and sings all the voice parts. See the Writing page for more information on how "Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming" was recorded and a capella recording in general.

    …and finally, just for fun, this cover version of the classic 60's tune California Dreamin'.
Keys Trombone
ListenCalifornia Dreamin'
"California Dreamin'", by The Mamas & the Papas, was first released in 1965. For this recording 32 tracks were used, again overdubbing the trumpet and trombone parts for a fuller sound. This recording features guest artist Eric Summer on guitar and bass.