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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

Views from the Choir Loft

Polyphonic “Alleluia” for 3 voices • Morales (†1553)

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876 manuscript HILE STUDYING musicology in graduate school, I made a series of recordings for a choral methods class. I was attempting to demonstrate—by means of choir recordings—that ladies with low voices and men with high voices mixed together create a beautiful “choral blend.” I have always believed it’s a mistake to have all women in the alto section and all men in the tenor section.

If you attempt this lovely “ALLELUIA” based on a score by Cristóbal de Morales (†1553), you might consider placing high-voiced males with low-voiced females together on the middle line:

    * *  PDF Download • Polyphonic Alleluia (Morales)

REHEARSAL FILES :

EQUAL VOICE : YouTube   •   Mp3 File

HIGHEST VOICE : YouTube   •   Mp3 File

MIDDLE VOICE : YouTube   •   Mp3 File

LOWEST VOICE : YouTube   •   Mp3 File

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