Rudsamblog

Before I collapse in an armchair and into a sleepy stupor [can't do that as we're going out!] and seeing I madly said I'd do notes for today as well as last week, then promptly forgot with running between piano and altos. I thought I'd better make up something while it might be somewhere in the memory?!

Anyway we had a great day, thanks Ollie and all the rest. We missed you, Claire 1 and Angus, so for you especially, here is what we did, and what I can remember we need to know. Not in the order we did them but alphabetically.

CLOUDBURST
We sang every note and clapped/slapped/clicked every where too! We also had handbells, piano, thunder sheet , not really, just me fooling around on the piano pretending to be the full orchestra!
We did a lot of work from page 7, bar 43. Make sure you know how many crotchet [quarter-note, AnnaLauren and anyone else who prefers US notation!] beats there are in all these bars and write in what beats you come in.
Pronunciation of first word in bar 43 is "raee-ses" and get quickly on to the "ee". Sops, tenors and anyone else who split like this, watch for tails up for first sops, tenors or down for seconds.
Gradual crescendo to climax and full tone on page 8.
Bar 57, it should be pronounced vair, not var.
Bar 69 and not before, start to raise arms on prominent downbeat and Ollie gesticulating , Ollie beats 4, no pause at end of bar 69 [the pause will be at the beginning of the bar], big crescendo Bar 70 watch for downbeat, then big clap all together and start bringing your hands down by clicking slowly, hold back individually then in next couple of bars the clicks, slaps and claps get quicker.
Bar 72 onwards, tenors, then altos then 2nd sops - bring your bar out
Bar 75 is a big crescendo and claps get faster, just follow Ollie's facial expressions and you'll know what he wants!
Bar 76 - the climax, the storm is a hurricane so clap really quickly.
CHANGE FROM LAST WEDNESDAY = bar 78, those who are clapping revert to clicking there, ie a bar earlier than you've written it down. Everyone clicking by bar 79.
Bars 79 to end, count and watch Ollie for for the fermatas.

CRUCIFIXUS - LOTTI
New music, collect it next week. We learnt the notes, and may sing it for the Portrait Gallery concert.

DIEU! QU'IL LA FAIT -DEBUSSY
Once or twice through

ENVOI
Did this a couple of times to remind ourselves how it goes.

HIDE AND SEEK
We did this a few times and ended up doing it from memory, so have a look if you weren't there.
Basically he wants it sung with feeling and watch the dynamics.
Circle where the melody is in EVERY part, [not just your own], these will be louder until a new part gets the melody [or until it's obviously over] and the rest of us keep quiet, =[and apologies in advance if I've missed anyone's bit]
Bar 1 tenors
Bar 8 sops
Bar 17 tenors
Bar 24 sops
Bar 49 altos
Bar 56 sops
Bar 81 tenors
Bar 86 sops
Bar 89 tenors
Bar 94 sops
Bar 97 altos [but it is pp!!]

Bar 60 onwards, let the basses do ff so the rest balance.
E and after, make a nicer phrase and don't rush the "well of course you did" and "of course it is"
Make something of the accented "mm" throughout.

SHE MOVED THROUGH THE FAIR -DARRYL RUNSWICK [think that's the spelling]
New piece, so pick up a copy next week. We sang it through a few times.
Watch the different rhythms of semiquavers [16th-note, AnnaL, Sechzehntel-Note, Seb] eg bar 32 ,and demisemiquavers [32nd-note or Zweiunddreissigstel-Note] - lots! 2 demisemiquavers = one semiquaver.
{And for your next pub quiz did you know that half of a demisemiquaver is a hemidemisemiquaver or 64th note or Vierundsechzigstel! I'm with the Americans and Germans on these!!]

THIS MARRIAGE - ERIC WHITACRE [ this one and the previous one might be for the August wedding of Douglas's daughter, I think Ollie said]
New piece but we didn't sing it.

Small Group also did Star of the County Down. Let those with the melody have the floor so the rest of should pipe down, especially ladies! We learnt the slower bit from bars 61 to 77 also.