Negative Space: music history
- Let mortal tongues awake
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Samuel Francis Smith’s America—more commonly known as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee”— is short, direct, and a wonderful hymn to God as the soul of liberty. It’s a perfect hymn for the Fourth of July. It’s also very easy to play using the piano script from 42 Astounding Scripts.
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- The Look of Love: Steyn’s Song of the Week
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“…on the big Bacharach numbers, David more than did his job. In fact, he made Bacharach sing easier. The tunes were certainly more interesting than the average rock number… but they never sounded tricksy because Hal David's words made them sing so effortlessly.”
