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Playing the chimes

Did you enjoy a recent concert, but didn't recognize all of the songs? Click on the links below to view playlists from the past week.

As a nod to tradition, the chimesmasters play the Cornell Changes, affectionately known as the Jennie McGraw Rag to begin each day. This piece was originally requested by the first Cornell President Andrew D. White. The midday concert concludes with the Alma Mater, and the day ends with the Cornell Evening Song (which shares its tune with the German carol Tannenbaum). These songs are not listed below because their placement is the same within each concert. Composers are listed when known.

If you do not see the song/concert that you are looking for, please email chimes@cornell.edu.

Tuesday - May 15th, 2012

Evening

  • Heart and Soul -- Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal
  • Up- Main Theme (Married Life)
  • Ballet from the Petite Suite / Debussy, Claude
  • Gnossienne No. 1 / Satie, Erik
  • Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Afternoon

  • The Sound of Silence / Simon, Paul
  • Gavotte / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Etude / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
  • Finale from "The Firebird Suite" / Stravinsky, I.
  • Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
  • Cornell Alma Mater -- Duet / Krasicky, Phil and R. J. M.

Monday - May 14th, 2012

Evening

  • I'm Yours / Mraz, Jason
  • Hedwig's Theme (from "Harry Potter") / Williams, John
  • Once Upon a December -- Anastasia / Flaherty, Stephen
  • Bellman's Fiesta / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
  • Bellman's Rebellion / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
  • Kokomo / Beach Boys
  • Cornell Evening Song with descant

Afternoon

  • Can't Take My Eyes Off of You / Valli, Frank and the Four Seasons
  • Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
  • Belle from Beauty and the Beast / Menken, Alan
  • Merry-Go-Round of Life - Theme from Howl's Moving Castle / Hisaishi, Joe

Sunday - May 13th, 2012

Evening

  • Fugue-a-la-Gigue / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Adagio, K. 356 / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Rondo -- Sonata No. 6 / Beethoven, Ludwig von
  • German Dance / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Minuet from the Linz Symphony / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
  • Imagine / John Lennon
  • Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Afternoon

  • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring -- Cantata No. 147 / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Qing Tian
  • Passacaglia / Handel-Halvorsen
  • Jingle, Bells / Pierpont

Saturday - May 12th, 2012

Evening

  • Somebody I Used to Know
  • Melodie / Rachmaninoff, Sergei
  • God Help the Outcast --Hunchback of Notre Dame / Menken, Alan
  • Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Friday - May 11th, 2012

Evening

  • Poupée, La (from "Jeux d'enfants") / Bizet
  • Chimes for Elaine / Jain, Roshan '00
  • The Moldau ("Vlatava", in Czech) / Smetana
  • Imperial March from "Star Wars" / Williams, John
  • Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Afternoon

  • Prelude from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Brandenburg Concerto / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Pedalexercitium / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Gavotte II (Musette) from English Suite No. 6 in D Minor / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
  • Cornell Alma Mater -- Duet / Krasicky, Phil and R. J. M.

Thursday - May 10th, 2012

Evening

  • Bad Romance / Lady Gaga
  • Happy Birthday
  • Over the Rainbow -- The Wizard of Oz / Arlen, Harold
  • Something There / Menken, Alan
  • Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
  • Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Afternoon

  • Hallelujah / Cohen, Leonard
  • Menuets I and II from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
  • Sun and Moon / Schoenberg, Claude-Michel
  • Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2

Wednesday - May 9th, 2012

Evening

  • Bourdon Theme for Bells / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
  • From the Briny Sea -- Ruddigore / Sullivan, Sir Arthur
  • I Love My Love (Abroad as I was Walking) / Holst, Gustav
  • Symphony No. 7 - II - Allegretto / Beethoven, Ludwig van
  • Happy Birthday
  • Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Afternoon

  • Linden: 3 Tune Chime Clocks
  • Request / Franz
  • Evening Prayer -- Hänsel und Gretel / Humperdinck
  • Oxford Changes
  • The Home Road / Carpenter
  • Chimes for Elaine / Jain, Roshan '00
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