My Feelings & Music Expanded Database
Transcript of My Feelings & Music Expanded Database
Feelings Image Composer Arranger Title Performer(s) Link Notes
A Affection"Butterfly Lovers" Erhu Concerto(excerpt 0:00-6:07) Hsinchu City Youth Chinese Orchestra https://youtu.be/tu5XohUR3Pg
Traditional Chinese instruments Solo erhu
A Affection "I will be your friend"(6:24)
Guy Davis"The Ambassador of the Blues"
https://youtu.be/GygE8WpsBL4 Singing and solo guitar
A Affection “Quitáte de mi escalera”(excerpt 0:00-7:00)
Canalón de TimbiquÍ https://youtu.be/8VXZQ8vL_QE Columbia
A Anticipation Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 - "Prelude"(3:06)
Kevin Olusola https://youtu.be/a8vp0TXrOs8 Cello solo, original and then with beatboxing
B Brave "Mongolia Horse" & "Full Steam Ahead"(5:12)
Haya https://youtu.be/bE8FmvB6t0c Morin khuur
B Brave Gaby Moreno "Fronteras" ("Borders")(3:50)
Live from Here with Chris ThileGaby Moreno, guitar
https://youtu.be/eyqNeAdR1Ps Gaby Moreno is a singer-songwriter-producer from Guatemala
C Confused Josh Garrels "White Owl"(5:48)
Josh Garrels https://youtu.be/FMaXzRZw3Ok Animated story
D Disgust Adele AdkinsSacha Skarbek
"Cold Shoulder"(3:10)
Adele https://youtu.be/vgg_TV6gcm4
E Excited Pablo de Sarasate “Zapateado” (“Tap dance”) (3:28)
Simone Porter https://youtu.be/A8uhGk8V42g Solo violin with piano
E Excited"Drive"(2:55)
Hilton College Competition Marimba Band https://youtu.be/mPr_SvnJ_z0 South Africa
My Feelings & Music - An expanded database inspired by The ABCs of My Feelings and Music by Scott and Stephanie Edgar, illustrated by Nancy Sosna BohmSpecial thanks to Barb Bjornstad, Michelle Edlund, Eleanor GrandPre, Andrea Orem, Araceli Pastrana, Theresa Westcott (2020-2021)
Feelings Image Composer Arranger Title Performer(s) Link Notes
F Fear Duke EllingtonNight Creature2nd movement – “Stalking Monster” (7:51)
Duke Ellington Orchestra https://youtu.be/RToNl6eJdDg
F Fear Claude Vivier "Zipangu"(17:09)
The Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraThomas Zehetmair, conductor
https://content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/zipangu-calude-vivier
F Fear Krzysztof Pendererecki
"Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima"(8:29)
National Polish Radio Symphony OrchestraAntoni Wit, conductor
https://youtu.be/Dp3BlFZWJNA
F Freedom Gabriela Ortiz Excerpts from Yanga(4:25)
Tambuco Percussion EnsembleLos Angeles Philharmonic and ChoirGustavo Dudamel, conductor
https://youtu.be/2KW97FgnQu8 Interview with composer and conductor: https://youtu.be/19-gsDnxE9M
G GrumpyJosh FarroTaylor YorkHayley Williams
"That's What You Get"(3:39)
Paramore https://youtu.be/s-4zZGBa24I
H HappyCatherine Betts Joshua Webster, arrangers
Disney Medley on Plastic BottlesIncluding "Under the Sea," "You've Got a Friend in Me," "I Just Can't Wait to be King," "Let it Go," "How Far I'll Go," "Prince Ali" (4:43)
Kaboom Percussion https://youtu.be/T0C5PnCID10 Found sounds
H Happy Wynton Marsalis
Violin Concerto in D Major|Fiddle Dance Suite4th movement - "Hootenany" (10:18)
The Philadelphia OrchestraCristian Macelaru, conductorNicola Benedetti, violin
https://youtu.be/UfhUV4BkbYU Solo violin with orchestra
H Happy Traditional "El Súchi"l ("The Marigold")(2:35)
Mariachi Los CamperosNati Cano, leader
https://youtu.be/jJ5j76mZptI
MariachiSmithsonian Folkways recording | For more information see: https://folkways'media.si.edu/liner_notes/smithsonian_folkways/SFW40559.pdf
I Impatient Jessie Montgomery Records from a Vanishing City(14:10)
The Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraLed by the seated Concertmaster
https://content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/records-of-a-vanishing-city-jessie-montgomery
See Montgomery's program notes included with the performance
J Joyful Traditional "Hevenu Shalom Aleichem" (3:47) Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra https://youtu.be/iSU0UG4VSEI
Translation: "We brought peace unto you, We brought peaace unto you,We brought peace unto you, We brought peace, Peace upon you."© 2021 Jewish World Life Online
K Kind George Walker "Lyric for Strings"(6:29)
BBC Proms Strings 2017Kevin John Edusei, conductor
https://youtu.be/gZLLVacAT6Y This was originally the 2nd movement of Walkers' String Quartet No. 1 (1946)
Feelings Image Composer Arranger Title Performer(s) Link Notes
K Kind Traditional Reel "Farley Bridge"(3:50)
Alasdair Fraser, violinNatalie Haas, celloNic Gaareiss, dance
https://youtu.be/ClnZmQIkzGM Performed during the Celtic Colours International Festival in 2014
L Lonely "Jar of Hearts"(4:03)
Christina Perri https://youtu.be/5mvfc3nWRj0
L Lonely
Capaldi, Lewis; Puth, Charlie; Ale, Miles;Romans, Samuel; Barnes, Thomas;Kelleher, Peter; Kohn, Benjamin
"Someone You Loved"(3:06)
Lewis Capaldi https://youtu.be/zABLecsR5UE
Compare to these other performances of "Someone You Loved":https://youtu.be/qo8AqZQ3FVw by Simply Three (violin, cello, bass)https://youtu.be/qMG1BXo8Asg by The Piano Guys | Charity & Andres
M Mischievous Florence Price Dance of the Canebrakes - I. "Nimble Feet"(2:11)
Althea Waites, piano https://youtu.be/yhja_HLD1ec Solo piano
M Mischievous Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag(2:45)
Scott Joplin, piano https://youtu.be/pMAtL7n_-rcSolo pianoComposed in 1899; this is a MIDI re-creation of a recording on Pianola Roll by Scott Joplin
N Nervous Chris ThileEdgar Meyer
"Big Top" (4:28)
Chris Thile, mandolinEdgar Meyer, bass
https://youtu.be/pINzrMgPUcc Bass and mandolin
O Overwhelmed Rabih Abou-Khalil Silk Road Project: "Arabian Waltz" (0:00 to approximately 4:40)
The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
https://youtu.be/jAic5B57J9Y Tabla, sheng, pipa, shakuhachiViolin, viola, cello, bass, tambourine, hand drums
P Proud Eitetsu Hayashi "Fertility of the Sea"(10:14)
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music https://youtu.be/ZagsLrNzg3I Taiko ensemble
Q Quiet Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 132nd movement - "Pathetique" (5:29)
Daniel Barenboim https://youtu.be/vGq3-Fi_zQY Solo piano
Q Quiet Rolf LøvlandBrendan Graham
"Sleepsong"(5:01)
Secret Garden https://youtu.be/d9aTBRb_6UM
R Relief Melanie DeMore"One Foot/Lead with Love!"(2:30) Melanie DeMore https://youtu.be/9w22S8foSbk
Here is Melanie leading her song at Pine Bluff Camp in Decorah, Iowa. Check out the call and response. https://youtu.be/jJEFXpS_xPs (3:33)Also included in the Justice Choir Songbook
Feelings Image Composer Arranger Title Performer(s) Link Notes
S Silly Traditional "Rapsodia" (Folk music selections)(5:11)
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra & Patricia Kopatchinskaja, conductorEmila Kopathinskaja, violin & violaViktor Kopatchinsky, cimbalomZachary Cohen, double bass
https://content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/rapsodia-folk-music-selections-traditional
Audio only
T Thankful George DouglasGeorge David Weiss
"What A Wonderful World" Louis Armstrong https://youtu.be/2nGKqH26xlg Song with original spoken introduction, ABC Records 1967; Extensive background information in the Youtube notes
U Uncomfortable Mayo Miro Johnson "wherever you go, there you are" The Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraTito Muñoz, conductor
https://content.thespco.org/music/concert-library/composition/wherever-you-go-there-you-are-maya-miro-johnson
See Johnson's program notes included with the performance
V Valued Carole KingGerry Goffin
"You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman" Aretha Franklin https://youtu.be/8cF0tf35Mbo 2015 Kennedy Center Honors Concert, paying tribute to Carole King who helped co-write this song
W Weary Mandy Harvey "Try" (2:53) Mandy Harvey https://youtu.be/I0sXfH28WOk
Ukulele accompaniment. Mandy Harvey was a freshman at Colorado State University studying vocal music when she lost her hearing to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. She has perfect pitch, and with the use of visual tuners she has been able to fine the correct pitch. A contestant on "America's Got Talent" in 2017.
W Weary Charlie Mingus "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (5:42) Charlie Mingus Sextet https://youtu.be/H2x3jbX0ePk Originally recorded by Charlie Mingus Sextet; an elegy for pioneering jazz saxophonist Lester Young. Mingus played bass.
X anXious Benoit Jutras "La Nouba" Cirque du Soleil https://youtu.be/Nyf7uPN2NFg
X anXious Unknown Indonesian Gamelan Medley from Java, Sunda, and Bali (0:00 to approx 4:00)
Amadinda Percussion Group and Triginta Percussion, Péter Szalai and László Tömösközi
https://youtu.be/sZZTfu4jWcI Gamelan orchestra
Y Yearn Tall Paul"Prayers in a Song"(4:00) Tall Paul https://youtu.be/BlQJClNQDBo Paul lives in Minneapolis and is an enrolled member of Leech Lake Band
of Ojibwe; Chorus is sung in his indigenous language, Anishinaabemowin
Y Yearn Xf Txawj Pes "Nco Txog Hmmoob" (5:06) Xf Txawj Pes & Fisherman's Project https://youtu.be/_77wX9exrAA Guitars, keyboard, shaker, men's voices