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I have played this piece many times – one question I always ask is: which version SATB with adults or SSA adults or children? The children inevitably always sing faster tempos and seemingly gallop away… I’m always so grateful for the Interlude as is provides the singers with a little recovery time and often steadies their racing nerves. I wrote out the singer’s part in Finale and used the playback feature in that software to practice various tempos. Just select a metronome marking for the playback and way you go.. It’s totally unforgiving and maintains its robotic beat which is helpful preparation. There’s always an adjustment for singers from their usual rehearsals with piano and when I come in towards the end. They often become slightly distracted by the harp and its takes a few tries to allow the change settle in their ears. There’s more than one recording of a performance with my voice audibly whispering..”wait!!!” to an eager conductor between pieces and along with the muted thumpthumpthump of frantic pedal changes.
Love the piece and I still keep going back for more ..wonderful feeling when it all goes right on.
