Music Notes – October 4, 2023

• Rehearsal notes:
  — Reminder (again): 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:
  — I would like to hear the following people on Wednesday:
  Maud Taber-Thomas (v. 1); Chris Lewis (v. 2);
  Guen Spilsbury & Eleanore Fox (v. 3); Chris Lewis & Matt Pearson (v. 4)

Noël Nouvelet – memorized

Verbum Patris Umanatur

• Memorize ALL
• Notes:
  — Top part (S/T) – minimize the dipthong in “gaudia” (sing more “Ah” than “Ah-oo”)
  — Lift/break between the “eyas”
  — Start working toward word accent, while maintaining the rhythmic energy
• Solos:
  — I would like to hear (again) the following people on Wednesday:
  Diana Garibaldi (v. 1); Doug Baugardt (v. 2);
  still hearing people for v. 3 (would like a woman and a men together)
• Divisi assignments:
  — Please use the 3-part assignments are now here:
  https://production.revelsdc.org/cast-information/chorus-list-by-part/
• 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 ALL
• Divisi:
  https://production.revelsdc.org/music/scores-audio/divisi-assignments/
• Score correction reminder:
  — 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:

  https://production.revelsdc.org/scores/alle-psallite.pdf

Edi beo thu (Sopranos & Altos)

• ASSIGNMENT:
  Please memorize verse 1 and make sure that you have all of your phonetics written in for pronunciation. In addition, please practice 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)
• Solos:
  — Verse 2 – I have heard one duet group, and would like to please hear others on Wednesday

Quant je voi vyer

• ASSIGNMENT (again):
  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.
  https://production.revelsdc.org/2023-audio/Quant%20je%20voi%20yver.mp3
  — Memorize the English verse for Wednesday
  — Practice, practice, practice the “old French”

Kyrie from Missa “L’homme arme”

• General:
  We have now worked through the entire Kyrie… please review, review, review!
• 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
• 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

L’homme armé (T/B)

• New score now available:
  Tenors and Basses, please print
  https://production.revelsdc.org//scores/lhomme-arme.pdf

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

Il est né le divine enfant – English

• New score now available:
  Everyone please print (we only sing the English verses):
  https://production.revelsdc.org/scores/il-est-ne-le-divin-enfant-english.pdf

Boar’s Head Carol – memorized

Gloria ad modum tubae

• Rehearsal Notes:
  — T/B – Use group assignments until m.46
  then tenors take the top line and basses take the bottom line.
  — T/B – use your light voices please
  — S/A – please review mm. 3 to 22; and, look at the rest on your own