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Walter J. Kin (RIGLI)
A SONG FOR YOUR HOLIDAY REPERTOIRE
A personal New York story for your holiday repertoire.
Written by Walter J. Kin (RIGLI).
This existing lead sheet is a core reduction of the 4:18 recording. Phrasing in bars 20-23 and 34-36 needs confirmation; the outro is an optional ad-lib reduction. Check it with the recording before performance.
A birthday toast with a wink to Broadway and Hollywood.
Music and lyrics by Walter J. Kin
Listen to the recording →A short rehearsal arrangement with vocal melody, piano and chords. It omits the recording’s instrumental sections and later key changes. Melody and lyric placement still need musical review.
Representative first verse and chorus with vocal melody, word-entry cues, estimated chords and the complete unchanged approved lyrics. Amber estimates and specified bars need musical review. MIDI is a synthesized melody reference; instrumental passages, later variations and layered outro are outside this edition.
Current recording: 32-bar vocal reduction with melody, estimated chords and unchanged lyrics. Based on historical notation compared with the 22 October 2026 audio. Instrumental passages are omitted; amber notes and chords need review. MIDI is synthesized from the notation.
Opening chorus and first verse with estimated melody and chords, short lyric cues and all approved lyrics. Five pitch spans remain unresolved and are marked in the score.
Working vocal lead sheet: opening stanza, lower Home/Land contour, later higher variant and final tag; full repeat/substitution map, estimated chords and unchanged recorded-order lyrics. Amber estimates require musical review.
First verse and chorus pitch reduction with estimated chords and the exact August 15 recorded-version lyrics. Speechlike delivery leaves many uncertain notes; this draft needs substantial musical review. The MIDI is synthesized from the notation.
Complete sung form: all verses, A minor/C minor/B minor key changes and high closing refrains, with estimated chords and exact source lyrics. Instrumental breaks are compressed. Amber notes/chords and upper/lower voice assignment at Heaven brought us require musical review. MIDI is synthesized from the notation.
Working vocal reduction of the complete main sung form, with estimated chords and unchanged recorded-order lyrics. Quiet entries and overlapping responses remain uncertain; marked notes and all chords need musical review.
First verse and chorus melody reduction with estimated chords and the full recorded-version lyrics. Layered voices and editorial swing rhythms need musical review; the MIDI is synthesized from this notation.
All five main vocal sections in recorded order, estimated chords and complete source lyrics. Seven pitch gaps and an unresolved harmony break are marked; instrumental passages and adlibs are omitted.
Candles, a dreidel, latkes, and the greatest of wonders: love.
Music, arrangement and production by Walter J. Kin (RIGLI). English lyrics by Walter J. Kin, adapted from original Russian lyrics by Olga Anikina. Performed by Riglis Band.
Listen to the recording →Representative first verse and first chorus with melody, estimated chords and approximate word cues; full approved lyrics included unchanged. Rhythms, ornaments and amber estimates require musical review. Instrumental introduction and turnarounds abbreviated; later verse variations not engraved. MIDI is synthesized from this draft.
Put a little sunshine in somebody’s day. A song of welcome and kindness.
Music, lyrics and production by Walter J. Kin (RIGLI).
Listen to the recording →All 194 supplied vocal-MIDI notes in recorded order, including the sung introduction, both verses and choruses, and the changed final hook. Includes 42 exact word cues, 37 accompaniment-informed chord estimates, a complete performance map and unchanged SoundOn lyrics. Long instrumental spans are omitted. Amber notes and chords need review; rhythms and 4/4 grouping are editorial. The original MIDI and its earlier full reading remain available. For source timing, use the repaired working MIDI. The unchanged original MIDI has invalid key-signature metadata and may not import in every application.
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