Motets for men's voices
  • Earl_GreyEarl_Grey
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    Anyone know any good settings of Exultate Justi in Domino for men's voices? 4 parts (or fewer)

    Has anyone arranged the Viadana for TTBB?

    I'd also be interested in recommendations for other favorite motets for a small men's choir.
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    How high do your Tenor 1 folk sing? If I'm not mistaken, the original would have been (in F major) for ATBarB voices, with the Alto part ascending to a high D (and the Bass descending to a low F).
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    There is a TTBB arrangement (in B-flat major) commericially available from Alfred Music (formerly published by Belwin-Mills), but it cuts corners too severely in some places, and I cannot recommend it too highly.
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  • Earl_GreyEarl_Grey
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    Yeah, the Viadona may be too much. Any other settings of that text?
  • rich_enough
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    Some easier pieces for TTBB for Lent:

    Parce, Domine - Morales

    7 Motetula de Passione - Morales (TTBB and TTB)

    Adoramus Te - Christe - Ruffo

    Some general motets:
    Exaudi Deus - Croce

    Ave Verum Corpus - Viadana

    Unam petii a Domino - G. F. Anerio

    Christus Factus Est - M. Asola (TTB)
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  • ryandryand
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    Has anyone arranged the Viadana for TTBB?


    What ranges would you like?
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  • Earl_GreyEarl_Grey
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    ryand, I would say no higher than A for the tenor 1's and no lower than F for Bass. No tenorini in the present choir.

    Thanks Rich, I've got some of those, but not all. I will check them out.

    What about some simpler 3 or 4 part Easter motets? I've got the Kevin Allen collection, or at least one of them, and have selected a couple from there.

    Exultate justi was the Introit (1st psalm verse) for an upcoming Mass that I was looking at, which is why I was looking for that specific text and the Viadana is the only one I knew. There is an SSAA version by Hollander listed on CPDL, but the link is dead.

    Jubilate Deo is another one I was looking for.
  • ryandryand
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    What is tenorini?
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    Tiny pasta noodles made from male singers.
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  • Earl_GreyEarl_Grey
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    en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/tenorino

    Actually Adam's definition was for "pene"
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  • ryandryand
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    Do you want a version for 3 or 4 voices?
  • Earl_GreyEarl_Grey
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    Either one. Don't stress about it. We probably won't have time to learn it this year. But would definitely use it next year.
  • ryandryand
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    For 3 voices
    Exulstate3 - Full Score.pdf
    57K
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  • ZacPB189ZacPB189
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    Inveni David by Anton Bruckner is a lovely male-choir piece. The only arising issue might be that it's accompanied by a quartet of trombones, but I'm sure there are organ versions, too. (http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=7724)
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