Thank you all for a good rehearsal last week; the extra quarter of hour made a big difference.
After the information about this week’s rehearsal there are some notes on the pieces that we did last week to bear in mind when we next sing them.
This week we will start with Masters in this hall from the first half (which we didn’t do last week) then concentrate on the second half. I anticipate having to spend time on the Will Todd pieces; the rest of the second half is famiiar to most of you so, hopefully, will be plain sailing. Here is the music list – we will work through in this order:
| Sheet | Masters in this hall |
| Sheet | Let us gather hand in hand |
| CC2 160 | Personent Hodie |
| CC5 82 | In dulci jubilo |
| CC3/1 143 | O little town of Bethlehem |
| CinB 84 | The Christ Child |
| CC5 105 | My Lord has Come |
| CinB 74 | Every Stone Shall Cry |
| Sheet | Silent Night |
| Sheet | The Night he was born |
| Sheet | Coventry Carol |
| CC3 157 | Star Carol |
Notes on last week’s pieces:
The main thing is get familiar with the foreign words; otherwise I was greatly encoraged by all the pieces. Well done.
| A’soalin’ | Get the words across |
| O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | No repeat – miss out vv 4&5. Be familiar with the harmony of verse 6. SA – learn the last chorus descant |
| A Great and Mighty Wonder | Verses 1,2 and 5. Familiarise the words, especially verse 5. Repeat the final chorus. |
| In der Christnacht | Generally quite good. Sopranos learn the rising fourths in bar 16/17. Down a semi-tone in G to match the following pieces. |
| Weinachtsliedchen | Join on to Wiegenlied der hirten as if one piece. Familiarise the words. |
| Wiegenlied der Hirten | v1 mp v2 mf v3 f Chorus p every time. Repeat the final chorus. |
| Jul, Jul, strålande jul! | Good. As with all the “foreign texts, familiarise. v1 mp v2 mf |
| Love, peace and Music | Well remembered. Watch out for the second bar of page 2 – it arrives sooner than you think. |
| A Carol of Contrasts | Watch out for the harmony on page 2. |
| Ring out the bells | SA verse 1TB verse 2 Last verse – ST V.1; AB V.2 Words must be clear. |
| Huron Carol | No problems |
| Mary, did you know | Use copies with RED title. Sing together on the choruses, the rhythmic notation is approximate. |
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