Southern Voices RSS Feedhttp://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/index.htmlLatest News from SVenSouthVoices@aol.comCopyright 2007 SV2008-11-28T20:45:13+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:48:27 +0000Rehearsal notes 25 NovemberSouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2008-11-28T20:45:13+00:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-57http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-57We rehearsed the following (we were given the booklet for St Cross)
 
This is the truth sent from above (SNOBC)
Verses 1 and 2 sopranos.      
Verse 3 sopranos and altos
Verses 4 and 5 everyone
Verse 6 sopranos and altos
Verse 7 everyone
omit verses 8-10.

Verse 1 piano, quaver off after 'above'.  Quaver off after 'love'.  No breath after 'door'.
Verse 2 piano, quaver after 'relate' quaver after 'create' go over after 'tell'.
Verse 3 over after 'choice'.  Quaver after 'paradise', go over after 'free'.
Verse 4 mf.  Breath after sin, cresc through second line.  Breath after 'begin', go over end of third line.
Verse 5 mf.  Gover at end of first line.  Breath at end of second line.  Dim through third line and go over.  mp last line.
Verse 5 mp.  Breath at end of second line. 
Verse 7 Cresc through second line third line is mf.
 
Welcome Yule (OBC) - omit verse 4
Verse 1 break not breath after 'king'.  Quaver off after 'morning'.  Quaver off after 'sing'.
 
Quittez pasteurs (SNOBC) - omit verse 4
Verse 1 first line go over after 'pasteurs'.  Bar 19 take quaver out, breath after 'dieu' in bar 21. 
Verse 2 Cresc through second line.  Breathe at end of line 2, go over end of line 3, breathe end of line
4.  Go over line 5 and 6 and breath end of line 7.
 
Howells Sing Lullaby - sheet
Stagger breathing in sops until p4 and in altos until p5.  P4 second bar mp.  Sops put second l of lullaby on the F.  Middle system second bar p4 is mf.  Sops quaver off after Jesus at end of middle line p4.  Basses no dim second bar bottom line p4.  Tenors emphasise quavers second bar last system p4.  Everyone break not breath between penultimate and last bar of p4.  Note un poco piu mosso p5.  Cresc to end of first line p5.  Middle system second bar the 'm' of Behtlehem' should be on the dot.  Followed by mf entry.  M on dot again in bottom line followed again by mf entry.  Sops take breath before last crotchet of p5.  All parts should have a dim in that bar.  Watch at beginning of second system page 6.  Page 7 quaver out for sops last system second bar after 'all'.  Breath for top three parts before the last 'lullaby'.
 
Charles did not ask us to look at anything in particular for next week.
 
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Sally]]>New term starts on 15 SeptemberSouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2008-09-12T13:08:22+01:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-52http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-52Monday 15 September at 7:45 at St Paul's

If you have your own copies, please bring:

Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems
Britten: Hymn to Saint Cecilia
Harris: Faire is the Heaven and Bring us O Lord God

Sandy

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Please note that the rehearsal for the concert on 10 November is in the cathedral in the morning from 10.30 to 12.30.

I would be grateful if you could let me know of any absences in advance as usual.

Have a good summer and see you in September.

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