Randall Thompson’s Alleluia

Our choir director, Charles Brown Jr., has programmed Randall Thompson’s Alleluia for early November. I guess I need to learn to count.

A performance.

Here are some YouTube practice tracks.

This track has a female singing the TENOR line, and sometimes she makes a couple of rhythmic mistakes.  So…just remember to be in the same octave as the singer – and not drop down an octave

This TENOR part doesn’t have a singer, but they show where you are in the music, and you hear the other parts softly in the background

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pcyfmry7eM&list=RD-Pcyfmry7eM&start_radio=1

This TENOR part has a male singing the part.  It sounds a little electronic – but could be very helpful

Same as above, BASS part emphasized

BASS part just being played by itself, no singing

BASS part, no singing, but the music is highlighting where you are in the music, and you hear the other parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbrfpUXQFoE&list=RDxbrfpUXQFoE&start_radio=1

ALTO part, no singing, music is highlighting where you are in the music and you hear the other parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtzp2DfJqD4&list=RDgtzp2DfJqD4&start_radio=1

ALTO part played and sung.  No other parts in the mix

ALTO part, electronic sounding person “singing” with other parts being played

SOPRANO part, played, you can see where you are in the music, and you hear the other parts (no singing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mdUH0_ygsU&list=RD3mdUH0_ygsU&start_radio=1

SOPRANO part sung, with other parts, “electronic” sounding.  You can see where you are in the music

SOPRANO part, being sung, no other parts are played

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