Notes from Bruce Rogers Dies Irae

Everyone should underline all the accented syllables and breath marks throughout the entire song before they arrive at the first rehearsal: Dies / irae / illa / Solvet / saeclum / favila / teste / David / Sibylla / quantus / tremor / futurus / quando / judex / venturus / cuncta / stricte / discussurus / tuba / mirum / spargens / sonum / sepulchra / regionum / coget / omnes / ante / thronum "thronum" is pronounced - trohnoom / All the "g's" are pronounced like a "j" Breath marks: end of meas. 5 end of meas. 7 (women only) end of meas. 12 (women only) meas. 15, basses after beat 2 meas. 19, basses after beat 1 & 3 end of meas. 32 end of meas. 36 for the tenors end of meas.40 for Sop2 & altos end of meas. 47 (women only) meas. 50 after beat 2 (men only) end of meas. 52 (women only) end of meas. 55 end of meas. 56 end of meas. 57 & 59

Laetatus sum:
Everyone should underline all the accented syllables and breath marks throughout the entire song before they arrive at the first rehearsal: Laetatus / dicta / mihi / domum / Domini / ibimus / fiat / virtute / tua / abundantia / turibus / tuis Mihi is pronounced - meekee Meas. 9 (Separate between the two laetatus sum) Meas. 13 (sop. take a breath after tua) Meas. 17 (no breath) Meas. 20 (no breath) Meas. 22 (no breath) Meas. 24 (everyone breathe after abundatia) Meas. 25 (No breath) Meas. 44 ((separate between the two laetatus sum) Meas. 51 (sop. take a breath after tua) Meas. 55 (no breath) Meas. 63 (no breath) Measure 76-77 (no breath)

Miserere mei:
Syllabic stress and the translation is listed on the first page of the score Meas. 2: (everyone take a breath at the end of the meas.) Only take a breath at the rests stagger your breathing throughout Meas. 39: (sop. take a breath after meam) Meas. 41: (everyone take a breath after meam)

Of Crows And Clusters:

Meas. 7: (everyone take a breath at the end of the measure) Meas. 12: (Sop & Alto take a breath after "fence") Meas. 15: (Sop. & Alto take a breath after "thinking") Meas. 16: (Ten. & Bass take a breath after "thinking") Meas. 17: (Sop & Alto take a breath after "effect") Meas. 25: (everyone take a breath after "flowers") Meas. 35: (Sop & Tenor take a breath after "muttered") Meas. 42: (Sop & Alto take a breath between the two "a riddle's") Meas. 51: (Sop & Alto take a breath after "cause") Meas. 53: (Ten. & Bass take a breath after "beecause") Meas. 55: (everyone take a breath together at the end of the measure) Meas. 63: (everyone take a breath after "cause") Meas.: 79 (Sop & Alto take a breath between the two "why's")

The Sounding Sea:

Meas. 2: (Ten. & Bass take a breath after "sea") Meas. 4: (Ten. & Bass take a breath after "sea") Meas. 5: (Sop. & Alto take a breath after "sea") Page 4: (Ten. and Bass take a breath after every "sea" except in meas. 10) Meas. 7 & 9 & 10: (Sop. & Alto take a breath after each "sea") Page 5-8: (Ten. take a breath after every "listen to the sound") Page 5-8: (Bass take a breath after every "listen(n)) Meas. 25: (Sop & Alto take a breath after "beats") Meas. 39: (Sop & Alto take a breath after "beat") Meas. 41: (Sop & Alto take a breath after "beat") Meas. 43: (Sop. & Alto take a breath after "O") Meas. 45: (Sop. & Alto take a breath after "O") Meas. 53: (everyone take a breath after "listen") Meas. 57: (Alto & B1 take a breath after "O") Meas. 59: (Alto & B1 take a breath after "O") Meas. 67: (everyone take a breath after "me") Meas. 69: (Sop take a breath after "folded") Meas. 71: (Alto take a breath after "me") Meas. 78 - 87: (Ten. & Bass take a breath after every "O") Meas. 78 - 87: (Sop & Alto stagger your breathing)

John Saw De Numbuh:

Sop I & Alto I- Sign Hallelujah in m. 29 and 45 Sop I sing the F at the end of m. 61-77 Bass II sing the F in m. 101 and the low F in m. 102 Bass I sing the A Bass I note in m. 101 & 102 Tenor II sing the D in m. 101 & 102 Meas. 8: (Sop take a breath after numbuh) Meas. 20: (Sop take a breath after numbuh) Meas. 24: (Everyone take a breath) Meas. 36: (Sop take a breath after thousan) Meas. 40: (Everyone take a breath) Meas. 52: (everyone take a breath) Meas. 56: (Everyone take a breath) Meas. 64: (Basses take a breath after "high") Meas. 68: (Tenors take a breath after "dere") Meas. 84: (Sop. II take a breath) Page 11: (Everyone take a breath after each "up" - except Sop. on the last "up")