Rehearsal notes and Practice Aids
Haydn's Creation Rehearsal Notes 2021
Music PDF's (click to download)
Creation VS cut
Creation VS cut(1)
Singing resources for learning the Creation
Here’s a playlist of just the choruses (some of the text varies a little - All the recordings use slightly different texts)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31jpXA64SrPsLXGlFRDGIJ?si=PpoRw5rCRpKI4oR-up44sw&dl_branch=1
Choraline (paid) note learning resources
https://www.choraline.com/learn-to-sing-haydn-creation
Cyberbass (free) note learning resources
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Haydn_J/haydn_creation.htm
Wednesday September 15th
We rehearsed p.33 onwards “Awake the harp”. NB full length crotchet (1 beat) on “Harp” each time, then “the lyre awake” the final “wake” is shortened by half a beat to a quaver. Watch out for the quick notes at the end.
Also covered p.3 “And the spirit”, including singing from memory. That really help keep things moving (and together!) and to firm up the rhythm at the end of p.3. Watch out that you don’t stop (or even slow down) at the top of p.4 when the piano stops.
P.99 “Achieved”. God has a D at the end (!). Also:
- sopranos p.102 Bflat to Eflat (don’t go too high), and then lots of bright E natural at the end of p.104
- altos p.100 and 101 “He sole on high” - take care. Also A natural on p.104 second line, first note.
-tenors middle of p.101 last 2 bars (rhythem)
- basses watch out end of page 100 and 103
Next week
#2 And the spirit - from memory!
#3 p.8 Despairing cursing rage. Recap from Week 1
#5 The marvellous work p. 17
#27 Achieved is the glorious work p. 90 NB not the same as the chorus we did last night!!
Music PDF's (click to download)
Creation VS cut
Creation VS cut(1)
Singing resources for learning the Creation
Here’s a playlist of just the choruses (some of the text varies a little - All the recordings use slightly different texts)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31jpXA64SrPsLXGlFRDGIJ?si=PpoRw5rCRpKI4oR-up44sw&dl_branch=1
Choraline (paid) note learning resources
https://www.choraline.com/learn-to-sing-haydn-creation
Cyberbass (free) note learning resources
http://www.cyberbass.com/Major_Works/Haydn_J/haydn_creation.htm
Wednesday September 15th
We rehearsed p.33 onwards “Awake the harp”. NB full length crotchet (1 beat) on “Harp” each time, then “the lyre awake” the final “wake” is shortened by half a beat to a quaver. Watch out for the quick notes at the end.
Also covered p.3 “And the spirit”, including singing from memory. That really help keep things moving (and together!) and to firm up the rhythm at the end of p.3. Watch out that you don’t stop (or even slow down) at the top of p.4 when the piano stops.
P.99 “Achieved”. God has a D at the end (!). Also:
- sopranos p.102 Bflat to Eflat (don’t go too high), and then lots of bright E natural at the end of p.104
- altos p.100 and 101 “He sole on high” - take care. Also A natural on p.104 second line, first note.
-tenors middle of p.101 last 2 bars (rhythem)
- basses watch out end of page 100 and 103
Next week
#2 And the spirit - from memory!
#3 p.8 Despairing cursing rage. Recap from Week 1
#5 The marvellous work p. 17
#27 Achieved is the glorious work p. 90 NB not the same as the chorus we did last night!!