The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #14561   Message #2603902
Posted By: Jack Campin
03-Apr-09 - 10:12 AM
Thread Name: Most haunting melodies?
Subject: RE: Most haunting melodies?
A few years ago I heard trumpet player play a beautiful new composition called Prayer to St. Gregory, I can't remember the composer but I remember how spellbound I was hearing it ringing through a church on a snowy December night.

The composer was Alan Hovhaness. Several versions on YouTube.

One that haunted me for a long time was "You got to cross that lonesome valley", after reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". The way he weaves it into the end of the story is very moving.