The Medieval tune "Pastyme
Wi' Goode Companie" used on the Calendar page was
written by Henry VIII Tudor (1491-1547). The MIDI file was obtained from Recorder2's (Jim Phypers)
Home Page.
The Baroque Irish melody "Welcome" by Toirdhealbhach Ó
Cearbhallá (1670-1738) used on the Index page was obtained from The Contemplator's Turlough
O'Carolan Site.
The tune "Low
Twelve" used on the Degrees page is an original
composition © 1996 by Peter Pedrotti, P.·.M.·.
The traditional Celtic tune "The Mason's Apron" used on the Bag
of Tools page was obtained from The
Jordon-O'Connell Midi Archive. The poem is by R.L. Sharpe.
The author of the text of the "Masonic Funeral Ode" is unknown. The tune is "Pleyel's Hymn" by Ignatz Josef
Pleyel (1757-1831). Pleyel was a contemporary and acquaintance of Bro. Franz
Josef Haydn,
although there is no evidence that Pleyel was also a Freemason. The MIDI file was obtained from
Children of the
Heavenly King. 
The animated image "A
Waterford of the River Jordan" linked from the Degrees
page is an original work by Peter Pedrotti, P.·.M.·. The animation is made possible by
David Griffiths' Lake Java Applet obtained from Web
Spigots. The brass frame effect is from a PaintShop Pro tutorial
at Darling's Page.
The
traditional U.S. Naval Academy march "Anchors Aweigh!" was
written for the graduating class of 1907 by Bandmaster (Bro.) Charles A.
Zimmermann, Lieut, USN. The WAV file, played by the U.S. Navy Band, was
obtained from Cory
Collier's Navy Picture Page.
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 Bro.
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart was Entered an Apprentice Mason on December 14, 1784, in Loge
Zur Woltaetigkeit and Passed to the degree of Fellowcraft on January
7, 1785, in Loge Zur Wahren Eintracht. He composed "Gesellenreise"
(The Fellowcraft's Journey) to mark the occasion of his Second Degree.
The MIDI file was obtained at the website of "De Troffel" Loge no.137 te Hengelo (O) van
de Orde van Vrijmetselaren onder het Grootoosten der Nederlanden ("The
Trowel" Lodge No. 137, Grand Orient of The Netherlands).
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The "Stonecutters'
Anthem" is from the TV show "The
Simpsons" episode 2F07 "Homer the Great" ©1995 Fox.
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The festive
traditional Israeli melody "Hinei Ma
Tov" takes its lyrics from a passage
of Holy Writings beloved of Masons, whithersoever dispersed:
1:
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
in unity!
2: It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down
upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his
garments;
3: As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the
mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life
for evermore.
Psalms 133
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