These are choir rehearsal tracks I have made for my choirs over the years, to make it easier for choir members to learn new pieces.
These rehearsal tracks are intended to be simple learning aids, mostly using a steady tempo (often on the slightly slow side) and presented without dynamics; they are intended to replace or reduce the need for tedious 'note bashing' in rehearsal, reflected in the use of piano sounds in the tracks, which will feel familiar to most choral singers.
Thank you so much!! This has transformed our rehearsals, with everyone able to come in basically knowing the lines. There are mistakes in bar 50 and 59, at least according to the Oxford edition.
Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king; Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet Young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit In every street these tunes our ears do greet Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! Spring! The sweet Spring!
This is basically unusable without showing your notation, because people would have to listen through it to detect the dozens of ways it can differ from their edition of the score.
Hi Cameron, as noted in the description, these rehearsal tracks are for my choir. Feel free to make your own if this one doesn't work for you. In case of interest, this is the edition we used: www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/5/58/Verily%2C_verily_I_say_unto_you_Tallis.pdf
These videos are intended to replace practising individual lines in rehearsal, where choir members will have their own scores with annotations etc. It is preferable for choir members to get used to their own scores/editions. If you don't have a score, they are easily accesible on websites such as CPDL and IMSLP. Hope that helps!
Then afterwards baptized I was; The Holy Ghost on me did glance, My Father’s voice heard from above, To call my true love to my dance. Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love, This have I done for my true love
One morning in the month of May, down by some rolling river A jolly sailor I did stray, when I beheld my lover She carelessly along did stray, a picking of the daisies gay And sweetly sung her roundelay, just as the tide was flowing O, her dress it was as white as milk, and jewels did adorn her Her shoes were made of the crimson silk, just like some lady of honour Her cheeks were red, her eyes were brown, her hair in ringlets hanging down She’d a lovely brow without a frown, just as the tide was flowing I made a bow and said, ‘Fair maid how came you here so early?’ My heart by you it is betrayed for I do love you dearly I am a sailor come from sea, if you will accept my company To walk and view the fishes play, just as the tide was flowing I am a sailor come from sea, if you will accept my company Just as the tide was flowing, was flowing, was flowing, was flowing No more we said but on our way, we gang’d along together The small birds sang and the lambs did play, and pleasant was the weather When we were weary we did sit down, beneath a tree with branches round For my true love at last I’d found, just as the tide was flowing
@@chorallines yes, so helpful trying to go through it, one of the Carols, we are doing during the Christmas season here at All Saints Cathedral Nairobi Kenya.
I sang this beautiful piece as a soprano and was so happy to find this as I transitioned to Alto in my choir and have to relearn all the music I already know. This really helps my confidence. The hint of the melody in the background really helps put it in context.Thanks
