This week on the Friday Five, we discuss the uniquely American musical form known as the fuging tune. Featuring Nehemiah Shumway’s SCHENECTADY set to Isaac Watts’ “From All That Dwell Below the Skies,” this episode walks through three key characteristics of fuging tunes and shares how they reflect both musical creativity and congregational participation.

Here’s a recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29KOzkV20Ew

Here’s a PDF of the sheet music from my Let Joy Resound Hymnal: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e3p4i4lfo2gkdkfp4buvh/From-All-That-Dwell_LJR.pdf?rlkey=it25ajcekhh17pa0s7knwczth&dl=0

The Friday FIVE is a weekly five-minute podcast series from Musically Speaking that features five minutes of music commentary, examples, and recommendations from Jarrod Richey.

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