Woodlands Chorale Notes Fall 2016 Betelehemu Nigerian Christmas Song Translation and other information: http://www.godsongs.net/2013/12/betelehemu.html articulation of Betelehemu staccato first and 3 rd syllables M3-4 dynamics 3 rd and 4 th times only M7 first ending actually endings 1 and 3 M11 2 nd ending actually endings 2 and 4 M23, 25 B rhythm all 8 th notes, beat 2 D Eb F M23 first time mf, second time f M38 mf M44 decrescendo M45 mp M47 mf M48 F M71 ds go back to m23 Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light Cancel fermatas in measures 2, 6, 10, 12 8 th rest and (2 nd half) of beat 3 in measures 2, 6, 10, 12 M8 beat 4 piano M16 ritard Festejo de Navidad Translation https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/ index.php/festejo_de_navidad_(herbert_bittrich)&prev=search Original text http://www0.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/festejo_de_navidad_(herbert_bittrich) Interpretives (dynamics, etc) are well done. Follow them. M45 A su ahi elided on the 2 nd 8 th note, beat 1 M45 A jau first 8 th note beat 2 M67 breath at end of measure M72 T Mel gets 2 notes; breath end of measure M77 breath end of measure End of M143 repeat one time back to M130 Go Tell It On The Mountain M2 and 4 8 th rest and of beat 4 M6 no breath M7 ritard M8 SAB 8 th rest and of beat 4, T 8 th rest and of beat 3 M9 A tempo M10 ATB no breath
M12 AB 8 th rest and of beat 4, T 8 th rest and of beat 3 M14 8 th rest and of beat 3 M15 ritard M16 8 th rest and of beat 4 M17 A tempo M18 S 8 th rest and of beat 4 M20 8 th rest and of beat 4 M22 no breath M23 ritard M24 S 8 th rest and of beat 3, ATB 8 th rest and of beat 4 M25 A tempo M26 no breath M28 SA 8 th rest and of beat 3 M30 S no breath M31 Rit; ATB 8 th rest and of beat 4 M32 S 8 th rest and of beat 3 M33 8 th rest and of beat 4 M34 A tempo M35 S 8 th rest and of beat 4 M37 8 th rest and of beat 4 M39 no breath at end of measure M40 ritard M41 SAB 8 th rest and of beat 4; T 8 th rest and of beat 3 M42 A tempo M43 no breath M45 8 th rest and of beat 3 M47 no breath M48 ritard M49 8 th rest and of beat 4 M50 A tempo M51, 53, 57 8 th rest and of beat 4 M59 S 8 th rest and of beat 4; B no breath end of measure M61 8 th rest and of beat 4 M63 no breath; decrescendo M64 MF M65 8 th rest and of beat 4 M67 SAB2 8 th rest and of beat 2; Ritard beats 3 and 4 M68 fp crescendo Jesus Christ the Apple Tree 4 measure phrases; take time at the end of every 4 th measure verse 1 MF verse 2 MP M23 decrescendo Verse 3 MF Verse 4 piano
Verse 5 all women MF Jingle Bells M1 F first time, mp 2 nd time, p 3 rd time M2 AT 8 th rest and of beat 3; SB 8 th rest and of beat 4 M4 8 th rest and of beat 4 M5 piano all three times M6 AT 8 th rest and of beat 3; SB 8 th rest and of beat 4 M8 quarter rest beat 4 M9 MF both times; no breath M10 8 th rest and of beat 4 M11 no breath end of measure M12 MF first verse; piano 2 nd verse; SAT 8 th rest and of beat 4 end of M13 no breath M14 8 th rest and of beat 4 M15 crescendo 2 nd time M16 2 nd time first beat dotted 8 th followed by 16 th ; 8 th rest and of beat 3 both times M8 to final chorus after 3 rd time M17 Forte M18 AT 8 th rest and of beat 3; SB 8 th rest and of beat 4 M20 8 th rest and of beat 4 M22 AT 8 th rest and of beat 3; SB 8 th rest and of beat 4 M24 quarter rest beat 4 M25 begin piano then crescendo M26 8 th rest and of beat 4 M27 ATB lift after first syllable Riu Riu Chiu Translation http://lyricstranslate.com/en/r%c3%adu- r%c3%adu- ch%c3%adu- riu- riu- chiu- riu- riu- chiu.html Ignore the whole rest at the beginning of M5 and M11. Sing Me To Heaven Individual voice parts available on youtube M4 8 th rest and of beat 2 M10, 11, 12 lean into beat 1 M14 8 th rest and of beat 2 M16 8 th rest and of beat 4 M18 fermata M20 no breath at end of measure M21 mp M22 8 th rest and of beat 4 M24 crescendo, no breath at end of measure M26 8 th rest and of beat 4
M28 no breath end of measure M29/30 decrescendo M30 8 th rest and of beat 4 M31 crescendo M32 decrescendo; 8 th rest and of beat 4 M36, 37, 40, 41 8 th rest and of beat 4 M44 S breath at cut off M50 no breath end of measure M52 fermata M54 8 th rest and of beat 3 M58 close to an n Sing We Now of Christmas Strong s at beginning of word sing When at end of measure quarter tied to 8 th, release on the 8 th exception m32 release on rest (because tenor changes pitch). M20 S 8 th rest end of measure M22 A 8 th rest end of first syllable M25 Forte M29, 30, 31 crescendo on each dotted half note M30 8 th rest before last note M36, 38 SA 8 th rest before sing M39, 41 SA 8 th rest end of measure M45, 47, 49, 51, 57 TB same rhythm and text as the measure which follows (don t change pitches) M50 Alto divide for bottom 2 notes M53 notice tenor transition to alto line M54 SB 8 th rest before sing M56 SB 8 th rest before Oh S M57 T back to bottom staff M61 B 8 th rest before Oh M62 ST 8 th rest end of measure M63 A2 8 th rest end of measure M64 S2 A1 8 th rest end of measure M68 S1 A2 TB 8 th rest end of measure M71 S1 A2 TB breathe after all M72 top staff S1 S2 A1 M73 top staff no change of pitch Wassail Song Release tie to final 8 th note on the beat M5 B quarter rest beat 1, A quarter rest beat 3 M14 SA quarter rest beat 3 M16, 20 T quarter rest beat 2 M21, 35, 39 SA quarter rest beat 2 M42 B quarter rest beat 2
M50, 54 TB quarter rest beat 2 M58 SAT quarter rest beat 2 M60 B quarter rest beat 2 M68, 74, 78 TB quarter rest beat 2 M82 S lift after beat 2, A quarter rest beat 3 M83 B quarter rest 3 Page 8 tenors stagger breathing (sorry) M89 AB quarter rest beat 2 M92 make heaven 2 syllables with the 2 nd syllable on the 2 nd beat M93,96 SAB quarter rest beat 2 M101 SAT quarter rest beat 2 M105 TB quarter rest beat 2 M109 SAB quarter rest beat 2; T 8 th rest and of beat 2 M113 SB quarter rest beat 2; T 8 th rest and of beat 2 M117 S quarter rest beat 2 M121 quarter rest beat 2 M126 SA quarter rest beat 2 M128 S quarter rest beat 2 M129 ATB quarter rest beat 2 M134 SA2 quarter rest beat 2 M135 A1 quarter rest beat 2 M136 SA2B quarter rest beat 2; T 8 th rest and of beat 2 M137 A1 quarter rest beat 2 M147, 149 AB quarter rest beat 2 M153, 155 T quarter rest beat 2 M156 SB quarter rest beat 2 M159 STB release on beat 1