Beautiful Dreamer ~ by Stephen Foster -- Violin Version
Channel: Katy Adelson
Date: 2015-01-06

Beautiful Dreamer is a lovely song written by Stephen Foster in the mid 1800’s.  Here is my version played on the Violin!  I hope you enjoy it!  If you like this video, please subscribe for more! =)

My Grandma mentioned that this was her favorite song.  It’s such a pretty song!  I hope I do it justice!  It is a song commonly played in music boxes, so I tried to add an accompaniment that sounds sort of similar to a music box.  

I really like the lyrics to this song.  They are so calming and make me think of a time when everyone tried to be fancy and proper.  (Perhaps I just watch too many movies..)  It is a sentimental song about a lover singing out to a “Beautiful Dreamer.”  Sometimes I wonder if the song was written from the perspective that the Beautiful Dreamer was no longer alive..that would really change the song's feeling to me.

Lyrics:

Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea,
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelei;
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea;
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

Stephen Foster wrote many many beautiful songs.  I love the melodies that he came up with -- I want to play more of his music soon!

For some reason I was really nervous making this video.  I need to work on being more comfortable in front of the camera.  Hopefully the nerves don't show too much!

For those who may be wondering about software...

Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro X for video editing

Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department..haha!):
Best Service Forest Kingdom II by Eduardo Tarilonte (See: bestservice.de)

Piano Keyboard:
An old Casiotone CT-630 electric piano (61 keys) with a midi to USB adaptor

Camera:
Canon 70D; I've been super happy with this camera.

Thank you for watching!

~ Katy