Pacem Relinquo Vobis

[Kristofer Emerig]

I am uploading the organ score, as I don't want to spend endless paragraphs defending the "sacrilegious" setting of the text. The vocal setting is scored for two groups each of alto, tenor, and bass on six staves (sorry sopranos, but you'll more than make up for the omission in the Crucifixus). The organ setting is identical, but compacted onto three staves. This will likely be a component of my Mass Mysteria.

 

Included now is the Tenor/Bass/Bass score, as well as a detail of the "pqdb" (or "pq" or "pd") structure which pervades the piece.

 

 

 

http://www.box.net/shared/j3jt4l07b5

 

http://www.box.net/shared/msjy0u95nl

 

detail_pqbd_structure.jpg

 

 

[Marek Cupák]

Oh, now I see... may I ask, which notation software do you intend to use?

[Simon Godden]

It took me 6 months before I even had the confidence to start learning Finale, and it was only through notating with Notion (which is far simpler), and recognising its limitations, that I switched to Finale.  It was really frustrating at first, really frustrating.  But when you get the hang of it, it's unbeatable.

If you need any help with Finale, give us a bell.
Kristofer Emerig said:

Yes, sorry about that Marek, but this is a reduction of six staves into three staves, suited more for my purposes of working out at the keyboard (more than four staves are too much for my eyes to follow). Each staff represents two groups of singers (or possibly just two singers) who vary between singing in unison and occasionally branching into independent parts. This arrangement allows me to draft movements for the mass of between three and eight voices (two groups each of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass). When I have time to return to the work, I'll try to get the full six staff score into Finale with text. I'm still making the difficult transition to notation software, which is still quite new and awkward to me. Thanks for listening and your feedback.

[Kristofer Emerig]

I purchased Finale 2011 last year, but I've been very much tied up with work (non-musical) since November, and haven't been able to return to any writing since. I was just learning the text related features for scoring vocal work when I was forced to stop work on the mass (and the Celestial Vignettes). Hopefully things will ease up this spring.

 

Note that I don't make a cent from writing music, and my kids have become quite accustomed to eating and living under a roof. They're so spoiled nowadays.

[Simon Godden]

OK, fair enough.

[Kristofer Emerig]

Thanks Simon. It'll probably be a couple of months before I'm caught up enough to take you up on that offer. Yes, there is a great deal to learn with Finale. I can appreciate that without even grasping exactly how much I do not yet grasp, if that makes any sense.

Simon Godden said:

It took me 6 months before I even had the confidence to start learning Finale, and it was only through notating with Notion (which is far simpler), and recognising its limitations, that I switched to Finale.  It was really frustrating at first, really frustrating.  But when you get the hang of it, it's unbeatable.

If you need any help with Finale, give us a bell.
Kristofer Emerig said:

Yes, sorry about that Marek, but this is a reduction of six staves into three staves, suited more for my purposes of working out at the keyboard (more than four staves are too much for my eyes to follow). Each staff represents two groups of singers (or possibly just two singers) who vary between singing in unison and occasionally branching into independent parts. This arrangement allows me to draft movements for the mass of between three and eight voices (two groups each of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass). When I have time to return to the work, I'll try to get the full six staff score into Finale with text. I'm still making the difficult transition to notation software, which is still quite new and awkward to me. Thanks for listening and your feedback.

[Simon Godden]

It makes a lot of sense.  Finale has a huge learning curve, but you know how to use it, you'll wonder how you ever managed without it.  I can honestly say that it is very nearly as flexible as a pen and a piece of paper, hence the learning curve.

[Chris Alpiar]

Need flash to check out box.net so it'll have to wait till I'm back in the states and off my iPad to listen. I'll def check out then tho ;-)