Music Notes – September 23 and 27

• Rehearsal notes:
  — Reminder: Big lifts after first and second Nova; tiny lifts after third and fourth — every time!
  — Emphasis on NO-va, but still a solid “v” sound
• Solos:
  — If anyone still wants to sing any of the verses for me, please email me prior to next Wednesday’s rehearsal

Noël Nouvelet – memorized

Verbum Patris Umanatur

• Memorize Verse 3!
• Solos:
  — If anyone still wants to sing any of the verses for me, please email me prior to next Wednesday’s rehearsal
• Divisi assignments:
  — Please use the 3-part assignments here:
  https://production.revelsdc.org/cast-information/
• Listening assignments:
  While these are not exactly how we will do the song, they are helpful!
  — https://youtu.be/Y-Q5jD0MzCI?si=DMj4UDJIjS9XkVqx (with instruments and solos)
  — https://youtu.be/cAW7S85IPe0?si=Mj9ZaNZ8AlCiY0g- (faster tempo)

Alle Psallite

• Memorize section A
• Divisi: https://production.revelsdc.org/music/scores-audio/divisi-assignments/
• Score correction:
  — ALL (m. 27): Add syllable — > LU-I-A (so make the tied dotted quarter notes into two individual dotted quarter notes
  — Altos/Basses (m. 54): Add syllable — > LU-I-A (so make the tied dotted quarter notes into two individual dotted quarter notes
  — Sopranos/Tenors: the words are “corde voto”
  * new version of the score is on the production website

Edi beo thu (Sopranos & Altos)

• ASSIGNMENT:
  Please review verse 1 and make sure that you have all of your phonetics written in for pronunciation. In addition, please listen to verse 3 and get those phonetics written in.
• Score correction:
  ALL — m. 25 – please make sure that the final word in that measure is “thet” (havest “thet” pris)

Quant je voi vyer

• ASSIGNMENT:
  Please listen to the recording of Peter Walker speaking and singing this song in early French and mark your scores with phonetics tht you can understand. Be prepared to sing this in both French and English on Wednesday.
  https://production.revelsdc.org/2023-audio/Quant%20je%20voi%20yver.mp3

Kyrie from Missa “L’homme arme”

• General:
  We have now worked through the entire Kyrie… please review, review, review!
  — Continue to really listen to this excellent recording:
  — https://youtu.be/BV105orBxKE?si=Q-HyZgsqCq2Ew-Lf
• NEW RECORDINGS
  Parts recordings for all voices: https://production.revelsdc.org/2023-audio/kyrie-parts/
  Full recording sung: https://production.revelsdc.org/2023-audio/Kyrie%20Ockeghem.mp3
  Tenor part sung: https://production.revelsdc.org/2023-audio/tenor/Kyrie%20-%20tenor.mp3
• Rehearsal notes:
  — ALL: please be steady and rhythmic in moving passages
  — Sopranos (m. 34): move the “i” of “eleison” to beat 3
  — Sopranos (m. 12): put “i” of “eleison” on last note f#
  — Altos (m. 19): embrace the crunch of your E against the tenor F in m 19
  — Altos (m. 34): B is a B-flat
  — Tenors: keep the “i” vowel in “Christe” as tall as possible
  — Tenors (mm. 31 and 37): B naturals please (as notated)
  — Basses: watch the b naturals in the “Christe” section!
  — Basses and Altos: sing into m. 17 to support Sopranos
  — ALL: in general, please lift at punctuation points

 Part 2 Music

Conditor alme siderum (Dufay)

• Rehearsal notes:
  — Tenor, watch the f# and c# in m 8, sop watch f#
  — Amen, lean into the first note of the “men”
  — Pronunciation: “credentium” m. 2 (cray-DEHN-tsee-oom)
• Divisi assignments:
  — Altos: Please let Jane Bloodworth know if you are going to sing the “middle” part on this piece
• Listening assignment:
  Take time to really listen to this excellent recording:
  — https://youtu.be/XE5jLG2Kbww?si=t-l8vPbxKHk4d4KC&t=80

Boar’s Head Carol – memorized