NOTES for Week of September 19, 2022

 Dear Friends,

Sorry about the delay in sending this. I spent quite a long time going through the Magnificat assessing the editor's suggestions and determining if I wanted to follow them or do what I thought was stylistically and aesthetically pleasing. As a result, here are very EXTENSIVE notes. Please write all pertinent notes into your score.

Magnificat

Page 3

·        Highlight the f at the beginning.

·        The “t” in Magnificat comes precisely on beat 2 for those with a rest and basses who keep going (staggering your breathing).

·        Highlight the mf at the Allegro and sing it detaché (not staccato).

Page 4

·        Tenors insert a luftpause after exultavit  m. 5

·        No breath for any in m. 7

·        Highlight mp at m. 9

·        Sopranos and tenors insert luftpause before salutari in m. 11

Page 5

·        Highlight the dynamics in mm. 14-15

·        Change to mp in mm. 17-18

·        Highlight mf and marcato in mm. 20-21

Page 6

·        Tenors insert luftpauses before me dicent in m. 23, and before the 2^nd omnes in m. 24. All others stagger.

·        Highlight the f and marcato in mm. 25-26.

Page 7

·        Highlight the mf at the top and then the mp. Stay mezzo-piano mm. 34-37

·        Highlight the slurs and bring them out

Page 8

·        Make it mf starting in m. 38

·        Sopranos start a slight rit. only on the 1/8^th notes in m. 41

·        Make it mp starting in m. 42. Sing it legato

Page 9

·        Sopranos insert luftpauses before a progenie in m. 46, and again before in progenies in m. 48

·        Altos insert a luftpause before a progenie in m. 46 then stagger

·        Tenors insert a luftpause before in progenie in m. 48

·        Basses insert a luftpause before a progenie in m. 46 then stagger

·        Highlight the mp and p at the bottom.

Page 10

·        Altos sing a slight rit. on the 1/8 notes in m. 56

·        At the Allegro highlight the mf and sing it marcato not staccato. Much more articulated and muscular.

·        Altos breathe before in brachio in m. 58

Page 11

·        Starting with dispersit, sing detaché.

·        Sopranos insert luftpauses before mente in mm. 66 and 69

·        Altos breathe before dispersit in m. 63

·        Altos and tenors do not breath between mm. 68 and 69

Page 12

·        Change dynamic to mf at top and bottom

·        Sopranos insert a luftpause after dispersit in m. 72 and both Sopranos and Tenors breathe before et exaltavit in m. 75

·        Altos insert a luftpuase before potentes in m. 72

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·        Everyone feel an increase in volume from mm. 75-79

Page 13

·        Change dynamic to f in m. 79 and mp in mm. 83-84

·        Sing more legato starting at m. 84 on

·        Altos and Tenors take a quick breath before implevit in m. 87

Page 14

·        Sopranos take a quick breath before implevit in m. 88

·        Highlight the mf at the top

·        Make mm. 89-92 slightly more legato

·        Make the dimisit starting m. 93 quite marcato

Page 15

·        Singer more smoothly (legato) and more plaintively.

·        Make dynamics mp

·        Sopranos insert a luftpause after recordatus in m. 102

Page 16

·        Highlight mf at top and then sing almost f starting in mm 111

·        Tenors take a breath before misercordiae in m. 105

Page 17

·        Highlight mp

·        Sing detaché observing slurs

·        Tenors insert luftpauses before adpatres in m. 117 and before nostros m. 119.

·        Basses stagger your breating

Page 18

·        Dynamic should be mf with a slight crescendo

·        Sopranos add luftpause before et semini in m. 124 then stagger

·        Altos add luftpause before et semini in m. 123 then stagger

·        Tenors add luftpuase before et semini in m. 123, and before in saecula in m. 125

·        Basses add luftpause before et semini in m. 124, and before in saecula in ms. 125

Page 19

·        Highlight the Largo and the f and the legato. Keep it forte throughout

Page 20

·        Highlight the mp at the top and the mf at the bottom

·        Sing detaché

·        Sopranos insert a luftpause before et nunc in m. 139, and before the Amen in m. 142

·        Altos insert a luftpause before Amen in m. 144

·        Tenors insert a luftpause before et nunc in m. 140, and again before et in saecula in m. 141. Take no breath going into the Amen

·        Basses no breath going into the Amen

Page 21 – This is where it is going to get a little crazy. I’m finishing an Amen and beginning another one where there are repeated notes rather than simply lifting and rearticulating the same note. I’ll do part by part to the end.

·        EVERYONE starts mf. By m. 167/168 you should be up to f. Highlight the mp in m. 175 and make the ending f.

·        Sopranos:

M. 150 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

M. 151 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

M. 168 add -men to beat 2 and A- to beat 3 ½

M. 169 add -men to beat 2 and A- to beat 3 ½

·        Altos:

M. 150 add -men to beat 2 and A- to beat 3 ½

M. 151 add -men to beat 2 and A- to beat 3 ½

M. 155 add -men to beat 2 and A- to beat 4

·        Tenors:

M. 147 add -men to beat 1 and A- to beat 2

M. 148 add -men­ to beat 1 and A- to beat 2

M. 168 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

M. 169 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

·        Basses:

M. 146 add -men to beat 4

M. 147 add -A to beat 1 ½ and -men to beat 4

M. 148 add -A to beat 1 ½

M. 158 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

M. 159 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

M. 164 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

M. 165 add -men to beat 3 and A- to beat 4

 

­FOR NEXT WEEK

Magnificat

Joy to the World

Betelehemu – Look at it, but will go over it together

Enfold Us

Sing We Now of Christmas

The Work of Christmas