This piece by Alfred Schnittke may at first sound like the thousands of other hymns you have heard in your life, but really turn on your ears and engage your brain on this one and you will find something more. This is a lesson on harmony. Harmony is combination of tones. Listen to the chords, the tones which sound together are not the same major and minor chords we usually hear in classical music, and furthermore the progression of chords and the cadences (where the progressions end up) stand apart from much of what you may have grown up singing in church... ENJOY!
For contrast, a good excersise would be to listen to 30 seconds or so of the first, then spend the same amount of time on this more "traditional" hymn and see if you can hear the difference.
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