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Without a Song

February 4, 2018 / lalacapellmeister / Recordings for Practice
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A Vincent Youmans melody, with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu, made popular by the Tommy Dorsey band, with Frank Sinatra doing the vocal—and yes, it was Tommy Dorsey featuring Frankie, in those days. The La-La’s do this as a cappella SSATB. There’s a one note split in the bass part in the next to the last line, but I think they can handle that. As usual, when you play your part, you’ll hear the others in the background—and with this piece, you’ll need to. Our late conductor, Dewey Ehling, used to mutter about this arrangement being arranged for choir competitions, which seemed to mean completely over the top. Watch out for the fermatas, and in measures 31 and 35, there are pauses (//) which the Lala’s hold for one beat each. See if you can put a little New Jersey into this one, in honor of the late, great Frankie.

This piece has a lot of close harmony packed into the treble cleft. If you find any errors, let me know.

  • All parts http://peninsulasingers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Without-a-Song.mp3
  • First soprano emphasized:http://peninsulasingers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Without-a-Song-s1e.mp3
  • Second soprano emphasized:http://peninsulasingers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Without-a-Song-s2e.mp3
  • Altos emphasized:http://peninsulasingers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Without-a-Song-ae.mp3
  • Tenors emphasized:http://peninsulasingers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Without-a-Song-te.mp3
  • Basses emphasized:http://peninsulasingers.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Without-a-Song-be.mp3

 

lala singers, Spring 2018, Youmans

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