for the Shalom Choir is no Rose SATB, djembe or dumbek, finger cymbals, tanpura (opt.) arr. Reginald Unterseher 2012 Reginald Unterseher, LLC www.reginaldunterseher.com
2 is no rose of such virtue as is the Rose that bare Jesu. Alleluia! [Alleluia] For in this rose contained was heaven and earth in little space. Res miranda [Wondrous thing!] By that rose we may well see that He is God in persons three, Pari forma [Of the same form!] The angels sung the shepherds to "Gloria in excelsis Deo!" Gaudeamus. [Let us rejoice!] Leave we all this worldly mirth, and follow we this joyful birth, Transeamus. [Let us go!] PROGRAM NOTES: PERFORMANCE NOTES: Experiment with the placement of the singers. It is very effective with Sopranos 1 and 2 on opposite sides of the choir, and altos center, for exale. I use modern English pronunciations of the words, except for retaining the "djee-zoo" for Jesu. The written drum part is a guide only. The drummer(s) may play freely within that basic structure and feel. I like the mixture of the African djembe with the tanpura and medieval European vocals. While acoustic instruments are always preferable, electronic Tanpuras may be used. I use the itanpura app on my ipad connected to full-range speakers. In any case, it should not dominate the texture. *Acoustic 5 or 6 string tanpuras should be tuned to a sa of E, using the fifth (pa) and the fourth (ma) as indicated. I prefer the larger male tanpura sound, though instrumental tanpura works fine, especially coupled with the vocal drone with overtone singing. With itanpura, use both instruments, Tan. 1 tuned to Pa and Tan. 2 tuned to Ma. The overtone singing is in the bass parts only, with about half the singers or less doing the overtone oscilations. It should be subtle, not overwhelming. ABOUT THE COVER ILLUSTRATION: This is the path of Venus relative to the earth over an 8 year period (13 Venus years).
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