Month: January 2018

  • Jesus Loves Me

    Reflections on “Jesus Loves Me” W. Zeitler “Jesus Loves Me” Improvisation The verses to ‘Jesus Loves Me’ were written by Anna Bartlett Warner (1827–1915). Anna’s father was Henry Warner, a wealthy New York City lawyer. When he lost most of his fortune in the 1837 depression, the family was forced to move to their summer…

  • Is Progress Always Progress?

    Concerto in Am    A. Vivaldi (1678-1741), arr. J.S.Bach "God of Grace & God of Glory" Fugue in C     J.S.Bach Before say 1750, published music was relatively rare and relatively expensive. Nor were there photocopy machines. Consequently, if you were a musician and you wanted a copy of the latest Top Ten Trio Sonatas,…