These seven "new" carols are all approachable and memorable. The carols were put into storage and half-remembered (with affection!) by me until 2019 when I decided to arrange them for different choir combinations. We collaborated on many productions of musicals and Kath also wrote a few carols for the children to perform, with the music hurriedly scribbled down by me in spare moments and elaborated upon at a later date. Title: Hodie Christus natus est (8 part) Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAB.ATTB, or AATB. We start off with a rare moment of glory for the altos, who boldly sing out the opening ‘Hodie Christus Natus Est’ and that sets the ball rolling. At the junior school Katherine Hayes was teaching Drama and Poetry. Poulenc’s joyous Hodie Christus Natus Est brings the Frenchman’s set of Four Christmas Motets to an ebulliently rowdy conclusion. In the early 1980s, I was teaching at the Guildhall School of Music, a comprehensive school in South-West London and a junior school in Stepney, all in the same week.
Performance Notes: As with many of Gabrieli’s compositions, it is preferable to have spatial separation between the two choirs, (in this case, between the sound of the organ and the brass). Piccolo), 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (2 players: Triangle, Sleigh Bells, Claves, Tambourine, Snare Drum, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Cymbals), Harp (or Keyboard), Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) & Choir (SATB or SA+Men or SSA or TTBB). Hodie Christus natus est (Today, Christ is born) dates from 1597, and was composed originally for two antiphonal five voice choirs. Extensive use of irregular meter and florid touches in the organ. CHRISTUS JESUS NATUS EST (Mottetto natalizio) cresc. The orchestral score and parts (covering all seven carols) is the same for all versions. A joyous Christmas anthem for the advanced SATB choir with organ. All seven carols are also available singly in each of the different voice versions. It is available as a complete Vocal Score with Piano (or organ) accompaniment in four different versions: Mixed Voice Choir (SATB), Mixed Voice Choir (SA+Men) with one stave of male voices for choirs with a shortage of men, with the male voices in the baritone range, Upper Voice Choir (SSA) or Male Voice Choir (TTBB). They are: A Bed of Hay Shepherds' Carol Domine, Adoro Te Christ is here, Holy Year This Happy Night The Night Wind is Cold Hodie! Christus Natus est This sequence of carols can be performed as a whole or separately, either with orchestral accompaniment or with piano (or organ).
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A BED OF HAY is a set of Seven Carols for Christmas for choir and orchestra or piano with words by Katherine Hayes. ISBN: 9780193431867 Bookseller Code (32) Connect with OUP Overview Description Author Information Hodie Christus natus est Andrew Carter for SATB and organ An exciting and exuberant carol, using jazzy rhythms and constant shifts of key.
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