Sunday, October 20, 2019
Notes for October 16th
Incantations:
- Keep the pulse going, especially tenors and basses on page 3.
- Enunciate the 'L' so it does not sound mumbled.
- Sopranos be alert of F# tuning at bar 37
- 2nd Sopranos, be secure with the C near the end of the piece.
Bogoroditsev Devo:
- Watch rhythm, be aware of where accents fall.
- Think of timpani drums.
- Look/turn ahead at page turns.
- Maintain pitch at page 3
- Basses: at the last bar, emphasis is on first note.
The Lamb:
- Altos: be aware of intervals at the top of page 2
- Watch for tempo; be aware of the rhythm changes, the phrases are not identical
- Dyanmics: piece goes from pp to mp, if the latter is too loud we may have begun too loud.
- Place consonants as late as possible.
Immanuel Oss I Natt (World Carols Book):
- Not too loud! My is loudest dynamic.
- Keep counting!
If Ye Love Me (Tudor Book):
- Conducted in 2/2.
- Watch pitches: Sopranos at bar 5; Tenors at bar 6; Basses at bar 8.
- 'Tah' not 'Ter' in 'comforter.' Keep vowels open in general; Tenors at bar 13 with 'that'.
- Basses: At bar 16, 'for' and ev-'er' should be similar vowels.
- Don't over-emphasize 'that.'
O Nata Lux (Tudor Book):
- Get the 'dance' rhythms in the piece, esp. the ornamentation.
- Must listen to the other parts.
- Be aware of text; don't emphasize the last syllables, esp. at the end of song.
- For this piece, don't need to over-emphasize consonants.
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