Saturday, May 18, 2019
May 18th notes
REHEARSAL 18TH MAY PRIESTFIELD
General notes first, then detailed notes for Sop/Alto /Tenor/Bass
Daniel, Daniel
-Needs pizzazz
-Need to start mp
-'Oh' should sound like wail
-Accents imp eg Bar 7: 'Hebrew'
-Bar 28 - dim. and 'long' in Bar 29 is short
-Bar 11 & 31 - tenors dominate - listen
-Bar 38 - REST REMOVED - Gordon starts straight away on solo
-Bar 47 - ff then dim. like brush stroke fading out
Dreams
-Sing with conviction, hold onto own line
-Conducted in 4
-Whole thing lasts about 40 secs,
-needs arc from p to f to p
-needs good tone in pp
Subway Piranhas
-Can't get notes from harmonies - have to rely on what just sung to find notes
Oro
-PRACTISE THE WORDS!
-Needs bounce - aim for first beat of the bar and lighten later beats
-If 'Oro' not marked with accent, then don't accent unless just before cresc. eg Bar 70
Bar 31 - no pause, keep going
Bar 43-50 - all cresc are gradual not sudden and overall gets louder to join Bars 43 onto louder section beg Bar 51
Dream Angus
-Use consonants to make piece expressive eg Bar 67 'Dear'
-Take care over endings of words
-Turn early end of page 5
Bar 64-66 - no gap between 'Angus' and 'is'
Through the House (Women)
-Make it sound like a dance - beating 1 in a bar and keep light
-Keep it moving - flexible rhythm eg Bar 7 quavers
-When 'marcato' then emphasize notes
Bar 16 - 'Fire' will rall and sing right to end of bar - WATCH for start of next bar back in tempo
Bar 42 onwards is in blocks of 4 bars each with arc of cresc and dim
Bars 123-end (last 3 bars) rall. beaten in 3 and WATCH
Lumen (women)
-Is like a chant - put weighted stress on marked words in chant and lighten others
-Think about tuning all the time
-2nd line of canon - Bar 1 - dim on '-men' Bar 2 - cresc on '-men' into next bar
-Watch pitch of last note of canon (A)
Non Nobis Domine
-Tempo does not change esp after Bar 57
-No rit 2nd last bar
-Last bar short - don't hold , watch cutoff
Bar 41 - only mf but slight cresc T/B
Bar 81 to 85 - cresc only very slowly so not too loud when basses come in
Gondoliera
-This music 'breathes' like an accordion going in and out - each phrase must have an arc shape
-Pronuncation - care of 'ü' and 'Mondes-pracht'
-The more accidentals you have the more interesting your line is
- Builds from start to Bar 12 then p and start to build again
Bar 8-11 - imitations of phrases move between parts
Bar 14 - MUST cresc 'Herz' note both verses
Abendfeier
- MUST WATCH - only way to make this music interesting is variable speed during phrase to make expressive
- the most important words are 'Jungfrau Sohn' (the Virgin's son)
- Watch for Derek giving final consonants verse 2
- Pronuncation - watch Bar 29 2nd verse 'löst' and 'zieht'
Bar 10/11 - separte 'Glock - en Ton'
Bar 35 2nd verse - gradually quieter until very quiet at end
Bar 38/39 1st verse - 'sel'gen' stress is on 1st syllable only
Envoi
- This piece has no direction but tempo steady
- MUST LOOK UP TO CHECK STILL IN TIME
- Accents and consonants important to give pulse eg 'Fly'
Song of Sorrow
- Try not to be regular in entries or in length of phrase
- When cue comes - means finish phrase not finish singing
- Need to make sure singing correct rhythms - PRACTISE
Details for each Part
Daniel, Daniel
Bar 14 - Sop1 brighten 4th up C# to F#
Bar 18 - like whisper with percussive 'D/T' on Daniel
Bar 59 + 60 - Sop 1 make sure G# bright; Sop 2 - make sure E bright
Bar 59 + 60 - Alto 1 make sure C# not too sharp; Alt 2 - G# bright
Tenor - Bar 59 + 60 - make sure E bright
Bass - Bar 59 + 60 - make sure C# not too sharp ; Bar 15-16 - make sure notes in tune esp C in Bar 15
Dreams
Sop - Bar 9 - A♭ to B ♭ is much higher than expected as changing key
Ten - Bar 1 - cresc.; Bar 10 - watch E♭ to E ♮
Bass - Bar 15-16 - make sure notes in tune esp C in Bar 15
Subway Piranhas
Alto - Bar 57 - get notes right
Bass - Bars 4 - 7 - need to work out which are the 'weird ' notes eg F# in Bar 6; Bar 18-20 - careful of junction B ♭ to A♭ to B ♮ - B ♮ is not as high as you think;
Bar 49 at the end of page 15 - write the high C over the page in so no surprises
Dream Angus
Sop/alto: Bar 18 - no accent on 'Dreams'
Ten/Bass - Bar 4 - entry is pp and think about the note in your head before singing
Bass - Bar 20-21 - smooth line on word 'sell' over bar
Through the House
Sop - Bar 56 - Sop1 final consonant of 'grace' on 2nd beat
Bar 68 - 'hand' goes to end of bar
Lumen
Kay & NIcki #1
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
1 Rpt
Susan and Klara #3
1,2,3,4
1
1
1,2,3,4
1,2,3,4
1 rpt
Claire and Denise #2
1234
1
1234
1234
1 rpt
Marie-Claire, Kirsty #4
1234
1
1
1
1234
1234
1 rpt
Non nobis Domine
Sops - Bar 37 - make sure not late
Bar 59 on - lines starting with 'Sed' like chant with high point at 'Tuo'
Bar 71 - keep pitch up during key change
Alto - Bar 17-22 - phrase like chant with 'Domine' high point.; Bar 71 - keep pitch up during key change
Tenor /Bass - Bar 1-16 - groups of 2 bars with accent only on first beat and Don't let rhythm run away - like 'West Side Story'
- Watch variations in notes between sections
Bar 45 and similar - cresc through 'Non'
Abendfeier
Sops - Bar 15 - practise notes; Bar 26 - Sohn is 3 beats
Bar 26-30 is one phrase and watch for changing tempo
Bass - Bar 17 - start p then dim.
Envoi
Sops - Bar 1 - lift and accent to show clear 2nd beat
Bar 27 onwards - don't rush - relax
