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No 1 page 3
In 2. Tenor 1 at end of bar 35 take out crotchet previously put in and go over at end of line. Bar 37 keep energy going - urgency. Second bar of page 10 is No. 44. Bar 46 (fourth bar on p10) crotchet out at end of bar. Go over at end of line. Forte entries at 49 on.

No 2 page 17
Altos and sops go over between bars 3 and 4 and move towards first beat bar 4. Note cresc and dim at end of line. No rit at bar 10. Bars 19 and 20 are part of previous phrase and not new idea.

No 4 page 35
Crotchet out at bar 5. Cresc to mf at beginning of bar 9. Still forte at 11a. Second part of bar 12 belongs to previous phrase. A tempo at 14.

No 9 page 85
Think in minims at bar 2. Mf at beginning of bar 13. Lyrical through top line and stagger breathing. Mp at end of 23. At bar 44 poco piu mosso. Move on at bar 46. Go over at end of 52 between 'ma' and 'pri'. Stagger breathing from 50 to end of 55. Go over between 57 and 58. Breath in middle of bar 61.

Please look at 11 and 4 for next week.

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No. 3 page 21.
Minim beat. Go over end of bar 3. Crotchet out at bar 5. At bar 11 and in similar places altos and basses take crotchet out at end. Bar 18 lighten the dot. Bar 26 alto entry is on E flat. Bar 33 take sound off on dot. Bar 36 sops and basses take quaver out and watch. Note 2/2 bar at 69. Go over in bar 72 and again in bar 80. Go over end of bar 83. Crotchet out in bar 85. Note 2/2 bar at 88.

No.13 p127
In crotchets. Crescendo on last beat of first page. Piano at bar 6. Watch at end of bar 7. Stagger breathing bar 8 to 13. Watch at end of 13. Bar 17 cresc to mf at bar 18 then desc to mp at 19. Watch at poco piu mosso. Accent on first beat of 22. Quaver out after third beat. Accent first beat of 24 and quaver out agin after third beat. Sops and tenors breath after third beat bar 28, alts and basses after third beat bar 29. Crescendo to start at bar 30. Molto lento at 33. Bar 48 accent first beat and lighten quavers. Second choir breath bar 49, 52. P 135 stagger breathing from 54 to 62. Second choir emphasise accents at bar 58 and on. Breath at end of p136 second choir. Bar 80 quaver out and watch. Breath at bar 81. Still forte at 84. Mp at end.

No.7 p 65
Mp start. Sops cross out quaver rest in bar 5 and take breath after second beat. Breath after third beat bar 6. Note second choir are pp at bar 113 and first choir mp. Second choir breath after third beat bar 17 and go over in bar 18. Choir 1 only at bar 25. Quaver out after first beat of bar 28. Breath after third beat bar 31.

Revise all for next week!

Sally]]>SouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2009-06-20T11:59:36+01:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-68http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-68list of future concerts to show the dates and venues for 2010-11
Sandy]]>SouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2009-06-18T08:43:43+01:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-67http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-67No.5
No.8
No.10 - has virtually no breaths at all and goes faster than the Phoenix/Kansas recording
No.12 - has unusual navigation and an as yet undecided number of verses.
 
For next week can we look at numbers 3, 7 and 13? By then we will have covered all the individual movements - provided no rehearsals have been missed!
 
Charles has also asked for any suggestions for the Winchester Festival slot for next year (one hour, starting at 9.00pm – a little late night music).  Answers on a postcard please…
Richard]]>SouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2009-06-11T17:31:00+01:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-66http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-66No.11 p107: p108 top line altos and basses stagger.  Watch for time taken at bar 7.  pp at bar 11.  Go over from 14 to 15.  Go over in bar 21.  Basses staccato quavers at bar 21 - energy on each note and stagger breathing on bottom line.  Watch change to 2/4 at end of p 109.  Watch at bar 28.  Alto entry forte in bar 28.  Sops and tenors hold for full length in bar 34.  Bar 37 go over.  Cresc in bar 39.  Quaver out in bar 40 and watch.  Go over in bar 42.  Quaver out of bar 45.  Time taken at bar 46 - watch.  Subito piano in first choir at 52.

No.6 p55: Watch key signature change at bottom of 56 and time signature change at end of p57.  Con moto at top of 57.  Crotchet out at bar 21.  Watch at bar 22 and again at 25.  Stagger breathing from bar 30 on.  Quaver out at end of 35.    Quaver out at end of 42.  pp at 43.  mp at 52.  Breath at end of 59, quaver out after third beat of 60 then warm ff.  Breath before bar 62.
 
No.2 p15: In 2.  Cresc at bar 7.  Crotchet out at bar 9.  Mf at bar 12.  Stagger breathing to 19.  Cresc on last two beats of 14. 

Please can you look at nos 5 and 8 for next week. 
Sally]]>SouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2009-06-03T16:13:00+01:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-65http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-65No.1 p5: In 2, mp at the end of the first line.  Don't forget the repeat.  Tenors take a crotchet out at bar 10.  Basses stagger breathg bottom of page 6.  Tenors take a crotchet at bar 13.  At bar 18 no hardness in the sound.  Altos mf entry at bar 19.  Bar 33  long crotchets.  Bar 44 take crotchet out.  Go over at end of top line.  Tenors watch tuning at 49.  Still forte at 50 and again at 53.  Watch at 53.  Ctochet out at 57.

No.4 p35: Mf at bar 6.  Crotchet out at 7.  Note accents in 6 and 8.  Crotchet out end of second line page 36.  Crotchet out at bar 8.  Plus 1 at end of bar 9.  Bar 12 sops should be c natural not c flat.  Crotchet out at end of 12 and 13.  Crotchet out before last beat of bar 16.

No.9 p85: Bar 4 plus 1.  Crotchet out at end of bar 7 and again at end of bar 12, and 16.  Crotchet out at end of bar 23, 30 and 32.  Crotchet out at end of 37and after 'Tia' in bar 39.  Crotchet out after 'smert' and again at end of 45 and 49.  Crotchet out at end of 55, 59 and 67.  Watch at end of bar 70.  A tempo at 71. 

For next week please can you go over the words of No. 9 and also learn 2, 6, 8 and 11.
Sally]]>SouthVoices@aol.comSouthern Voices Home2009-05-22T12:18:07+01:00http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-64http://southernvoices.hampshire.org.uk/pages/blog.html#unique-entry-id-64Monday 1 June at 7:45 at St Paul's.
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