Comments on: O Magnum Mysterium

O Magnum Mysterium

chara — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:58:49 -0800

Tomas Luis de Victoria's version of O Magnum Mysterium was my favorite Christmas song back in the days of high school choir. Here is my own lo-fi rendition.

This is a very unpolished version (forgive the skips and bumps and jumps!) but I had a lot of fun making it! I used GarageBand, my iBook's built-in mic, and a pair of pantyhose for a makeshift soundfilter. I sang all of the parts as written except the bass, which I sang an octave higher (I tried to sing it low, but I sounded like death. Death is very un-christmasy, by the way.) Enjoy! Critique, if you care to! Merry Christmas to all!

By: ford and the prefects

ford and the prefects — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:33:55 -0800

chara, this is a gorgeous piece of work! Thank you!

By: isopraxis

isopraxis — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:43:15 -0800

Wow, this is fantastic.

By: abc123xyzinfinity

abc123xyzinfinity — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 21:31:35 -0800

I also sang this in a high school choir. It was always one of my favorites, but I don't think I've heard it since then. Thank you so much for posting this, it is wonderfully done, beautiful sounding, and brings back great memories!

By: casarkos

casarkos — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:47:21 -0800

This feels very spare and ethereal and lovely. Thanks!

By: 5imian

5imian — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:48:56 -0800

You have a lovely voice. It is like a mysterious wind.

By: ORthey

ORthey — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:32:25 -0800

Holy moly, this is stunning. More!

By: Lexica

Lexica — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:49:16 -0800

This is really lovely. More please, indeed!

By: spherical_perceptions

spherical_perceptions — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:53:50 -0800

Really beautiful. Thank you.

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:24:09 -0800

I'm floored. This is incredibly warm and beautiful. It's got a rich depth to the layers of vocals. I can't get past how you just used a built-in laptop mic...

By: goshling

goshling — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:13:47 -0800

Beautiful