Rehearsal Markings for Spring 2024
Markings from March 25 rehearsal
Deep River
Deep River
- m 14, 22, 35: de-emphasize the final “d” of “campground” rather than clearly enunciating it. Similar lack of fine diction on “want to” in the preceding measures (“wanna”).
- Except as noted, breathe at punctuation marks, taking out an 8th rest (unless the note is already followed by a rest). Sanford pointed out many of these during rehearsal, but this general rule from our last performance is a good guideline.
- m 9: no breath, but glottal on “or”
- m 32: S take quarter rest out of “house” (to place s with tenors); AB no breath
- m 12-15: women are HML
- m 36 (last note) - 44: women are HML
- m 127-130: all are HML
- m 158-161: women are HML
- Divide as written, never HML
- The word “world” is pronounced with a schwa and no American “r” (“uəld”)
- Need to enunciate the final “d” of “world” in the many places it occurs. Usually this means taking out an 8th rest. Sanford specifically noted these places, but there are probably several more: m 6, SA; m 7, TB; m 8; m 16 (8th out for all, including S); m 25, AT.
- m 20: take 8th rest out before “where”. For S this is a breath, while for ATB it’s to precisely place the “d”.
- m 22: take 8th out of “soul”
- m 42: take 8th out of “free”
- m 43, TB: There should be a staccato-tenuto mark on “-ness” (not just staccato) like SA have.
- m 59: take 8th out of “free”
- m 61, S: on beat 1 there should be a tie from the previous note (just like in the A part), so this note is still A-flat.
- m 62: take 8th out of “pearl”
- m 155-168, TB: divide HML (thru “so”)
Markings from March 18 rehearsal
The Coolin
Number your measures if they aren’t already numbered in your score. There should be a total of 38 measures.
The Coolin
Number your measures if they aren’t already numbered in your score. There should be a total of 38 measures.
- m 1: no breath at comma
- m 7: pp
- m 15, S: take 8th rest out of “slip” to place a good “p”.
- m 17: no breath after “slip”, but separate it from “a”.
- m 27: take 8th rest out of “black”.
- m 32, TB: lift at comma
- m 33: no breath at the comma
- m 36: fermata on the last note of “goat”, then breath.
- m 6-7: lift at commas
- m 11: second syllable of “com-forts” is a schwa sound
- m 25-26: lift at commas
- m 30: lift at comma
- m 34: lift at comma
- m 38: no breath after “death”
- m 40-43: as indicated, close quickly to the “n” of “A-men”. There should be about an 8th-note of “?” before each “n”
- m 70, SA: 5th note should be G, not F (cf piano part).
- m 35: drop the “t” of “went”
- m 55 & 83: S2AT1T2B: not too loud, listen for S1
- m 103-106: do articulate both the “t” and “d” in “went down”
- No HML, stay on your own staff as written.
- p 9, m 2: solid “ŋə” release of “song” on beat 2½ as written
- p 10: take 8th out of “youth” and “day”
- p 11: take 8th out of last measure
- p 15: lift, or maybe even caesura, after “men”
- m 1-2: no breath
- m 2: take 8th out of “too”
- m 4, SAT: take 8th out of “-ca”
- m 5, SAT: take 8th out of “-ca”
- m 30: lift at end of measure
- m 50-51, T: ignore the small notes (for now)
- m 63-64, T: ignore the small notes (for now)
- m 73: lift at end of measure
- m 2-3, SA: divide HML (return to your regular staff at m 4)
- m 6-9, TB: divide HML
- m 16-17, SA: divide HML (men do not)
- m 44, S: first two notes should be D, E, not C, D
- m 75-76: HML for all
- m 87-90: HML for all
- Divide HML
Markings from March 11 rehearsal
Sanford announced that several pieces would divide HML in the places that there are 3 notes for men and/or women:
Sanford announced that several pieces would divide HML in the places that there are 3 notes for men and/or women:
- My Spirit Looks: HML both men and women
- God is Seen: HML for men in mm 28-40
- Deep River: HML both men and women
- Swinging’ Down to the River: HML both men and women. On the first page, T1T2B = HML, so M starts the piece.
- When Jonny Comes Marching Home: HML both men and women (except m 173-176, obviously).
Additional HML divisi notes
Sanford approved these in a personal communication, and they will presumably be announced in rehearsal when we get to these pieces.
Battle Hymn
m 41-46: women are HML
God is Seen
m 29-39: men are HML (only here, not on the last page)
Marking from previous performances
Here are markings from previous performances of these pieces
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal
Make Our Garden Grow
Swingin’ Down to the River
Sanford approved these in a personal communication, and they will presumably be announced in rehearsal when we get to these pieces.
Battle Hymn
m 41-46: women are HML
God is Seen
m 29-39: men are HML (only here, not on the last page)
Marking from previous performances
Here are markings from previous performances of these pieces
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal
- m 0: glottal on “I” after “Hark”
- m 1-2, S: tenuto on the off-beat notes
- m 2: no breath between “-nal” and “Ring-”
- m 3: glottal on “and”
- m 5: the repeat is softer than the opening
- m 9: Women divide HML (men stay as written, TBB)
- pg 5: Altos sing the top line; Sopranos tacet
- m 24: Women are again HML; H sings “Hal-le-” in this measure.
- m 25-31: Lift on the dot of each dotted quarter + 8th “Hal-le-”
- m 33: Women divide SA
- m 41: Women divide HML (starting on beat 2)
Make Our Garden Grow
- p 3, m 3: A has melody, let it come out
- p 4 & 8: the marks on “best we know” are tenuto, not staccato
- p 4, m 2, TB: take quarter rest out of “life”
- p 4, m 4: take quarter rest out of “good”
- p 5, m 2: take quarter rest out of “wood”
- p 5, m 4: take quarter rest out of “grow”
- p 6, m 5, SAT: take quarter rest out of “cake”
- p 7, m 1, SAT: take eighth rest out of “said”
- p 7, m 5, AT: take quarter rest out of “bread”
- p 8, m 1, ATB: take quarter rest out of “good”
- p 8, m 5: take quarter rest out of “wood”
- p 9, m 1: take quarter rest out of “grow”
- p 9, m 6, SAT: take quarter rest out of “please”
- p 10, m 1, ST: take quarter rest out of “found”
- p 10, m 5, TB only: take quarter rest out of “ground”
- p 11, m 1: take quarter rest out of “good”
- p 11, m 5: take eighth rest out of “wood”
- p 12, m 5-6, B2: there is a dot missing on each B-flat
Swingin’ Down to the River
- m 10, 14: only mf