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Masters in the Hall - Download - 4 part ensemble - Stephen Dunstone

Masters in the Hall - Download - 4 part ensemble - Stephen Dunstone

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Suitable For : Lever / Pedal Harp
Genre : Contemporary Harp Ensemble
Ability Level : Easy - Intermediate
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Listen to a recording of Masters in the Hall by Stephen Dunstone.

MUSIC SAMPLE - View Masters in the Hall by Stephen Dunstone.


Suitable For : Lever / Pedal Harp
Genre : Contemporary Harp Ensemble
Ability Level : Easy - Intermediate
Format : PDF as a Zipped File Download

As of the end of September 2016, that infallible source of information, Wikipedia, says
of this carol "The carol is moderately popular around the world, but has not entered the
canon of most popular carols”. Well let’s change that, because, honestly, the music is
just brilliant, and it definitely is one of my all-time favourites - which is why I
included it in Harpo Christmas Carols Book 1 and why it’s one of the first batch of six
that I’ve turned into ensembles.

It’s not sickly sweet or schmaltzily pious, it’s not bombastic and triumphant (although
I’m partial to a bit of schmaltz and bombast at Christmas too), but there’s something
irresistible about it. What’s shameful is that the music is frequently uncredited, often
given as "Traditional French” or "Old French melody”, when in fact it was written by
the genius Marin Marais (watch the "biographical” film about him Tous les Matins du
Monde to hear more viol music by him and his teacher Sainte-Colombe).

It can be tempting to get carried away with the somewhat rollicking 6/8 melody and
play it too fast, but I think it’s much more effective if you keep it at the speed I’ve
suggested, letting that bass line walk you almost stealthily forward. Anyway, if you do
take it too fast, you’ll come very unstuck in verses 2 and 3, where the "Counter-weave”
and Descant need some fairly precise handling (and a certain amount of nifty leverchanging).
So, in the absence of any other appropriate Italian musical terms, I’ve
invented one: Rollickoso moderato...

You’ll see that I haven’t put any dynamics in the score or parts. This isn’t an oversight
or laziness: I genuinely feel there are so many different ways to help this piece dance
that I honestly don’t think I should be dictating what you ought to do. Just let the
music enter your soul and you’ll know what’s the right thing for you.
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