In MMD for Wednesday 24 January 2018, Dave Krall said:

> I stumbled across this YouTube video with an older song that I think
> would make a splendid piano roll.  Any piano roll arrangers here want
> to give it a try?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxN2VXPMLc&list=RDQpxN2VXPMLc
 

A player-piano doesn't seem like the correct instrument for a tune
which was probably composed for pan-pipes or a simple harp, but I
thought it might be appropriate for a Berlin-style crank organ with
transverse flute ("piccolo") pipes.

I followed his link, then a link to sheet music for the tune.  I used
Photo-Score Lite on it to create a MIDI file, and with a 1-semi-tone
transposition I found it fits the 20-note Carl Frei scale without a
problem.  There was a drum track as well, which I included, but of
course this will not play on the normal 20er organ.  With a simple
substitution, it will fit our 20-note OSI organ with added percussion.
I could easily do an adaptation for Wurlitzer band organs, but it's
a melody-only composition.

I have forwarded two versions of the MIDI files to MMD.  It's a great
tune to have on hand if I am invited to an early history re-enactment
rally in Syria!

Wallace Venable

 [   Hurrian Hymn for 20-er organ (with drums)
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/18/02/02/180202_135526_20er-Hurrian_Hymn.MID 

 [   Hurrian Hymn for 20-er organ (with percussion substitutions)
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/18/02/02/180202_135526_20+P-Hurrian_Hymn.MID