Jan Mulder's Holy, Holy, Holy Trumpet Tune

[alsmith]

Does anyone know where I might find the sheet music to this piece?</P>


http://www.pcorgan.com/SampleSets1901HaverhillEN.html</P>


The link to the piece is located about halfway down the page (under 'Mp3 examples').</P>


Thanks!</P>

[Peterboroughdiapason]

I think it's this one:</p>

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Trumpet-Tune-in-D-Major/17197127</p>

[alsmith]

I think it's this one:</P>


http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Trumpet-Tune-in-D-Major/17197127</P>


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Thanks for the reply, but the piece you're linking to is by David Johnson (the piece in the video at the bottom of the page). I'm referring to the piece a little higher up on the page titled "Holy, Holy, Holy Trumpet Tune" by Jan Mulder (http://www.box.net/shared/static/6ozs4j9tqe.mp3).</P>

[Clarion]

I think it's this one: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Trumpet-Tune-in-D-Major/17197127</P>


Sorry Peterboroughdiapason, although the Jan Muldar improve is also in D, the one you mention isis definitely NOT the one. The one you reference was by David N. Johnson (1922-1987); and not by Jan Muldar, whobtw is still alive and well; and doing the concert circuit.</P>


Although Jan Muldarhas a website where he flogshis wares . . . mostlyCDs plus afew books of his scores. Unfortunately,the score for his Holy, Holy, Holy Trumpet Tunedoes not seem to be available for sale on his website. [:(] And to further confuse the matter, Muldar has written at least one otherrather blah orchestral Holy, Holy, Holy, whichdoesn'tcome even close to theTrumpet Tune.</P>
<P mce_keep="true">BTW, you can download the MP3 from http://www.pcorgan.com/DownloadsEN.htmllisted under Haverhill-JanMulder-Holy,Holy,Holy . . . .</P>

[Clarion]

Apparently this piece of music is available in a book:</P>


<U>Jan Mulder Improvisaties Boek 6</U>, which contains:
Heilig, heilig, heilig - Trumpet Tune
Psalm 134 - Allegretto
Psalm 150 - Tocata
Psalm 130 - Prelude</P>


Although Mulder has a website store for selling his stuff, he uses the website primarily for selling his CDs. The book is not available on his website, nor any other website that I've been able to find after an extensive seach.</P>

[Kathan]

I also did an extensive search, even emailed a music store in the Netherlands. I also wrote to the place that publishes his books. After all this time I received a letter from them today and they said " all Jan Mulder's 7 sheet music books are sold out. We will be releasing a new book of his best organ works in a few months. Check the website"</P>


I wroteback and said that if they include the Trumpet Tune Holy, Holy, Holy,Improvisation from Vol 6 the new book will sell like hotcakes.<FONT color=#0000ff> </FONT></P>


<FONT color=#0000ff>Lets hope they do</FONT></P>


<FONT color=#0000ff>Kathan</FONT></P>

[Clarion]

I also did an extensive search, even emailed a music store in the Netherlands. I also wrote to the place that publishes his books. After all this time I received a letter from them today and they said " all Jan Mulder's 7 sheet music books are sold out. We will be releasing a new book of his best organ works in a few months. Check the website"</p>

Hi Kathan!</p>

I received an email from a Dutch music vendor, offering Mulder's Heilig, Heilig, Heilig, as part of a book that costs a mere $40!![:|] I figured that was just a tad steep to merely take a brief look at a composition. If I had to pay that much for every piece of music in my collection, that would have required an expenditure of $$$ millions!! [:|]</p>

Notwithstanding, Jan Mulder's addictive improvision is the best I've ever heard! Since I can't ethically afford to pay the big numbers demanded by Jan and his vendors, I've chosen to not order this particular piece of $$$ music.
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[Kathan]

Hi Clarion,</P>


Maybe the book won't cost so much in the USA, then I would buy it.(if the song is in this new book) </P>


That is just like Lori Line the concert pianist. Her books are $40.00 and every other page is a pin-up picture of her. Her shows and clothes are like Liberace. I would never buy her books.</P>


Diane Bish likes sparkley clothes but she doesn't put on like Lori Line. And her books don't cost $ 40.00.</P>


Kathan</P>

[MillerMusicUSA]

Hello, </p>


We are the official publishers of Jan Mulder's music. The piece that this post is referring to is available, 20 USD and will be published in a few weeks. International shipping is available, but that will be quoted upon request. You can send your request for any piece to info@johnmillerpublishing.com (info@janmulder.us)</p>


Thank you,</p>


John Miller Publishing
Amsterdam - Orlando
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[Kathan]

I sent a email to Miller Publishing and ordered the sheet music for Holy Holy Holy and they sent it email. It is a really easy piece. It cost $ 9.99. And also I can finally log in and post.

[martijnvdpol]

The sheet music is available at http://store.johnmillerpublishing.com/
I bought it and received it in five minutes, if you buy three pieces, the third is only one dollar!
Hope this helps!

[martijnvdpol]

I also found this new movie on youtube, Jan Mulder himself plays Holy Holy Holy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0JRiLg9u94

[Clarion]

Not sure what leads you believe that this piece was played by "Jan Mulder hisself", but there is nothing mentioned on Youtube to suggest such.

Nevertheless, I suspect that fifty years from now, no one will ever have heard the Mulder name, nor any of his associated compositions.

He may merely be forgotten as a talented composer of long ago, who was a victim of poor marketing! The kind of $$$ he optimistically expects to collect for each and every copy of his work, would be the equivalent of having to pay $10,000.00 for a hymn book!!

[DellAnderson]

Not sure what leads you believe that this piece was played by "Jan Mulder hisself", but there is nothing mentioned on Youtube to suggest such.

Nevertheless, I suspect that fifty years from now, no one will ever have heard the Mulder name, nor any of his associated compositions.

He may merely be forgotten as a talented composer of long ago, who was a victim of poor marketing! The kind of $$$ he optimistically expects to collect for each and every copy of his work, would be the equivalent of having to pay $10,000.00 for a hymn book!!

OK, now I'm going to sound like one of those super critical historical authenticity organ fanatics that I seem to detest. For some reason, my YouTube download got stuck halfway into the piece, but truthfully, I don't see why anyone would want to buy it. Perhaps it is because I have too many layers of emotional attachment baggage from past memories of the grandeur of the original hymn, but the lilting, skipping 'fancy notes for the sake of fancy notes' felt completely out of place with the sublime spirit of the original hymn tune and usual simplicity of rendition. I think Bach would be rolling in his grave as he usually matched words to music. I can't imagine him adding a bouncy rhythm to something with the words "Holy, Holy, Holy". True the piece has periods of respite from this trite rhythm, but really now, is this $9.99 worth of inspiration or just plain cleverness? Stepping off soap box and freely admitting the possible perceived irony, coming from a true fan of CC.

[martijnvdpol]

The Trumpet Tune on 'Holy, holy, holy' by Jan Mulder is very beautiful. I love Jan Mulder's music for organ and listen to his 50 Improvisations at johnmillerpublishing.com a lot, that's how I learn how to play them during the services. By the way, our church members enjoy Jan Mulder's Organ music very much, especially his improvisation on 'Holy, holy, holy' and 'Angels from the realms of glory'. His music is emotional as well as brilliant.

[Clarion]

OK, now I'm going to sound like one of those super critical historical authenticity organ fanatics that I seem to detest. For some reason, my YouTube download got stuck halfway into the piece, but truthfully, I don't see why anyone would want to buy it. Perhaps it is because I have too many layers of emotional attachment baggage from past memories of the grandeur of the original hymn, but the lilting, skipping 'fancy notes for the sake of fancy notes' felt completely out of place with the sublime spirit of the original hymn tune and usual simplicity of rendition. I think Bach would be rolling in his grave as he usually matched words to music. I can't imagine him adding a bouncy rhythm to something with the words "Holy, Holy, Holy". True the piece has periods of respite from this trite rhythm, but really now, is this $9.99 worth of inspiration or just plain cleverness? Stepping off soap box and freely admitting the possible perceived irony, coming from a true fan of CC.

I tend to like the idea of the lilting rhythm, and have had fun incorporating it into one of my own improvisations. It works well with a reed solo. While Jan has a great idea here, he tends to drift totally off-theme, independent and unassociated with the supposed foundation.

Other than that, he implements some rather interesting and intriguing chord progressions that I haven't been able to duplicate or identify. While I am not particularly interested in merely cloning his composition; I am somewhat interested in studying some of his innovative chord progressions.

[DellAnderson]

I tend to like the idea of the lilting rhythm, and have had fun incorporating it into one of my own improvisations. It works well with a reed solo. While Jan has a great idea here, he tends to drift totally off-theme, independent and unassociated with the supposed foundation.

Other than that, he implements some rather interesting and intriguing chord progressions that I haven't been able to duplicate or identify. While I am not particularly interested in merely cloning his composition; I am somewhat interested in studying some of his innovative chord progressions.

Ah, that would make sense. I think most would agree that the jolly lilting playful rhythm is quite nice, but in my opinion completely incongruous for this hymn -- a bit like playing God Save the Queen on a Ukulele with bongo drums and a xylophone while doing the electric slide. Just seems wrong to me. I even have a little problem with Charles Ive's "Variations on America" (which has not stopped me from trying to learn the piece I might add, emphasizing 'trying' at this point). Please be clear, I am not critiquing freedom of original expression, but there is a difference in coming up with something completely new and original vs. almost poking fun at someone else's sublime theme. This has nothing to do with religious or spiritual zealotry and more to do with emotional integrity in my opinion.

Anyway, nobody needs my permission to write anything they like (thankfully!), it was just a comment. The point of about repurposing the chord progressions and rhythms for more suitable themes makes a lot of sense and if I were a composer I might be buying it for that reason as well.

[martijnvdpol]

I bought one of Jan Mulder's pieces for Solo Organ. About 13 pages of very interesting and wonderful sounding Organ Music, I paid only $7 including handling etc. at the website JohnMillerPublishing.
I must say, it's a bargain.

Martijn vd Pol