Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

This version of Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring is a breathtaking performance by the incredible artiste Josh Groban . If you know the song (or never heard of it!) you need to listen to this version so, I suggest you search the song Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring as performed by Josh Groban (mp3). Only after hearing this magnificent song, you will be inspired to play it despite what instrument you play, however this version is only for piano, guitar, voice & of course violin. The original key of this version is in D major. For the violin the piece consists almost entirely of three-note groupings that repeat themselves enough to make the piece very easy to play and memorize. Since most of the music is in first position, there is minimal need to shift. This piece is very easy for a beginner to perform i.e. on the violin. As for the piano there are minimum chords so the piece is fairly easy to play with a little degree of difficulty coming down to the end. As for the guitar there is also a degre

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This is a very beautiful song, of course, and a good arrangement. I was happy to find this because for years I have been looking for Celtic Womans arrangement, and this is the closest Ive found. Its basically the same. So happy!

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