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Tempos/Notes

Coleridge-Taylor
  • Main tempo - dotted quarter = 92
  • Piu mosso - dotted quarter = 110

Mozart
  • in 4 throughout, quarter = 104

Sibelius
  • Beginning in 2, half = 56
  • 17th of 1 - subdivide just this measure
  • 2 - previous quarter = new quarter
  • 5th of 3 - second half of measure stretched
  • 14 before 4 to 9 before 4 - subdivided
  • 6 - violin re-enters, in 4
  • 7th and 11th of 6 - beat through fermatas (slightly slower)
  • 7 - in 2

Price
  • Treat "G.P." measures as ONE fermata rest, proceed on cue
  • G - Allegretto, in 4
  • 1 before N rit., no break to movement II
  • III. S in 2, half =96
  • Y - half = 112
  • AA - in 4, quarter =126
  • BB - in 2, half =126

Daise/Errante
  • Tempo will be flexible during underscoring to allow slowing down or catching up to narration.
  • Sankofa Part 1
    • mm. 94-95 slower
    • m. 199 - agitato = faster
    • m. 229 - rubato - almost fermata on beat 2 (Horn 1 follows vocal)
  • Sankofa Part 2
    • m. 16 - fermata beat 1 if needed, then slide whistle on beat 2 and cowbell on beat 3
  • Sankofa Part 3
    • m. 64 - hold during beginning of narration
    • m. 65 - Timp., S.D. and Tom-Tom pick up drum rhythm from Daise, repeat as needed until end of narration, then proceed to m. 66 on cue
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      • Gullah-Geechee Heritage
      • Classical Connections
      • Shostakovich Fifth Symphony
    • Education Concert
    • Wilmington POPS!
    • Youth Concerts
    • COVID-19
  • Education
    • Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras >
      • Youth Orchestra
      • Junior Strings
      • Rockestra
    • WSYO Chamber Ensemble Program
    • Concerto Competition
  • Contribute
    • Individual Giving >
      • Donor Advised Funds
    • Events
    • Corporate and Foundation Support
    • Music Underwriting
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    • SUPPORT
  • FOR MUSICIANS