Thursday, May 30, 2019
Rudsambee notes - 29 May 2019 - Kirsty.
Hi all
Please see attached notes. We worked very hard and covered a lot of ground so even though some of the notes tell it like it is, we did make improvements in lots of the sections we practiced and quite a lot sounds good. The notes simply focus on what needs improved.
Thanks,
Kirsty.
9. Ave Regina Caelorum
Please see attached notes. We worked very hard and covered a lot of ground so even though some of the notes tell it like it is, we did make improvements in lots of the sections we practiced and quite a lot sounds good. The notes simply focus on what needs improved.
Thanks,
Kirsty.
Rudsambee notes – 29 May 2019 – Kirsty
1. Oro s’e’ do
Words have improved but keep looking at these.
All but basses and tenor in particular: Keep a sense of
phrase in long notes – don’t simply belt them out with an unchanging dynamic
Sops Bar 25 – sing out. Other parts should be quieter. Make
timing crisper.
Sops Bars 43-50 keep tempo.
All Bar 72 (mp) – be a little quieter.
2. Dreams (On the Underground)
Count in 4.
All parts - tuning on Bar 6. Listen to each other and know
your notes.
Bars 10-12: don’t slow down. In general, watch timing; know
length of each note.
Basses: Bars 15-17 – need to be quieter.
3. Piranhas (On the Underground)
All: Bars 13 (fish) and 17 (fed) – hold back for the whole
crotchet before finishing the words on the rest.
Altos/Tenors Bar 42 and 45 crescendo for those with a held
note
All: parts which are pianissimo require more effort to
support, not less.
Bar 60 goes from previously f (‘wide’) to p (‘in medical
schools’).
4. Abendfeier in Venedig
Familiarise yourselves again with the correct pronunciation.
Pitch a real issue; we’re sinking. When singing descending
notes; keep support up.
Bar 34 particularly problematic. David said to watch
intervals B flat to A and F to E.
Sops: pitch high notes brighter for this and other German
pieces..
Tenors, basses, tuning Bars 39-40 and 41-42. We practised
this section to the end.
5. Gondoliera
Pronunciation. We tried saying words in rhythm for the
second verse and moving this verse forward with more attention to dynamics.
Altos, All Bar 16: tuning, all parts, but Altos in
particular.
Tuning: sinking in pitch. We agreed to listen to this again
and practice our own parts.
6. Im Wald
No slowing down at the end; keep the tempo. German was better
in this piece.
Keep eye on Derrick particularly when time signatures
change.
Ge-sang, Ge-sang (isolate words, i.e. gap between each
Ge-sang)
Tuning; again we’re sinking in pitch.
7. Dream Angus
Ensure take deep breaths to sustain. Sank in tuning.
Bar 35 needs works – we practised to Bar 51, where the chord
didn’t sound quite right.
8. Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen
Should be sung quietly. Tuning issues; bars 1-7 were going
flat.
Basses: keep reviewing pitch. We tried mixing up parts and
pitch was much better.
9. Ave Regina Caelorum
We mixed parts again and it improved the pitch.
We lose enthusiasm a little after the first 2 pages and need
to sustain energy.
We agreed to listen again to this piece. Denise mentioned it
was on Spotify.
10. Non Nobis Domine
No rall or rit at end. Jeremy pointed out that this is not a
pretty song – sweet or dolce but not pretty – and we are singing it in such a
way that there are too many gentle sounding phrases; he mentioned that it
sounds almost militant online.
Enjoy the solo lines. Keep moving on.
Basses – keep temp on Bar 85. Good job coming in on note.
Basses/Tenors – review last page. The last few bars are
different than before.
11. The Optimists’ song
All: Learn words and notes! Revisit harmonies.
Bottom page 2 – top parts louder, tenors/basses quieter.
Sop1/Alto1 – sing out on last page (page 3), where it says
f.
12. Women then practised Lumen and Through the
House
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