Notes for selected songs.

"Washing of the Water" revoicings:

page 2: no changes

pages 3 & 4:

Sop 1 & 2: both sing the top line (splitting as indicated in bar 11). Sop 2 remains with sop 1 until bar 22.

Alto 1: jump to the sop 2 line at bar 9 and stay there until bar 22.

Bass 1: join the tenors from bar 14 to bar 16.

Tenor: those who don't have a low A may drop out for bars 14-16 (or sing with the alto 2s). In bar 22, you may take the low A up the octave.

page 5:

sop 2: return to your own line at bar 23.

alto 1: return to the alto line at bar 23 (in unison with alto 2).

alto 1: at bar 27, go to Sop 2 line, to double tune. Stay on that line through bar 44 “she reached me tonight.”

pages 6 & 7:

sop 2: jump to the sop 1 part at bar 31. Sops will split at bar 32.

sop 2: return to your own line at bar 35 (alto 1 & sop 2 will sing the melody together from rehearsal number 6 to the end of page 7)

alto 1: jump to the sop 2 part at bar 31 (at 'River deep'). Remain on the sop 2 line until bar 44 (singing with sop 2 from rehearsal number 6)

alto 2: you are alone on the alto part from bar 35 to bar 44.

page 8:

sop & alto: sing what is printed until the first beat of page 9. No changes!

bass 1: I want to hear what it sounds like with you joining the tenor 2s for all of page 8.

page 9:

sop 2: jump to the sop 1 line in bar 49 (to cover the split in the sop 1 part).

sop 2: return to your own line at bar 52 (on 'oo')

alto 1 & 2: both parts jump to the sop 2 line in bar 49 (where the split in the sop 2 part happens)

all altos return to the alto line at bar 52 ('that loneliness I hide')

note: nobody will be singing the written alto part from bar 49 to bar 51. It merely doubles the tenors, who are high enough in their range to make plenty of noise!

page 10: as is!

"Song for Mira" revoicings: 

Note: Please add bar numbers to your Song For the Mira score, if they are not already marked.

verse 1 (starts at bar 11): sopranos + altos

verse 2 (starts at bar 27, top of page 4): the whole choir hums. This solo line will in fact be a solo.

bridge section ('can you imagine' etc) starting at bar 43: all voices.

verse 3: (starts at bar 59): tenors + basses.

verse 4 (starts at bar 75): sopranos + altos

bridge #2 and verse 5: SATB as written (bars 91 to 122)

verse 6 (starts at bar 123): sopranos + altos

Bars 139: tenors & basses join SA on the repeat of 'I'm going to be with them again'