Gerontius Instructions Praise to the Holiest
PART 2
“PRAISE TO THE HOLIEST” (full chorus for BOTH choirs)
| Fig 74 – Fig 75: BOTH CHOIRS |
| S | BCS – sing Sop2 part fromFig 74(+6) PS –S2 ONLY sing Sop2 part fromFig 74(+6): S1 sing Sop1 part fromFig 74(+8) |
| A | omit TOP notes Fig 74(+1 to +4) |
| T | omit TOP notes throughout this section |
| B | omit TOP notes throughout this section |
| Fig 75 – Fig 85: BOTH CHOIRS |
| S | BCS – singTOP notes of Sop part fromFig 80(+3 to +7) PS – singBOTTOM notes of Sop part fromFig 80(+3 to +7) |
| Both choirs sing TOP notes of Alto part Fig 85(-4 to -2) |
| A | omit LOWER note Fig 76(+7) |
| Fig 78: BCS – top notes; PS – bottom notes |
| fromFig 80(+3 to +7) BCS – singTOP notes of Alto part fromFig 80(+3 to +7) PS – singLOWER notes of Alto part |
| BCS – singTOP notes of Alto part fromFig 82(+2 to +4) PS – singLOWER notes of Alto part fromFig 82(+2 to +4) |
| Both choirs sing BOTTOM notes of Alto part Fig 85(-4 to -2) |
| T | omit TOP note Fig 76(+5) |
| omit BOTTOM note Fig 78(+3) |
| Fig 80(+4): PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| Fig 82: PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| Fig 85(-4 to -2): sing TOP notes of BASS part then back to Tenor part |
| B | Fig 77(-4): PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| | Fig 78(+3): PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| | Omit TOP note Fig 80 |
| | Fig 80(+4): PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| | Fig 82(+1): PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| | Fig 83(-3): PS – TOP notes ; BCS – BOTTOM notes |
| | Fig 85(-4 to -2): all sing BOTTOM notes |
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| Fig 86(-1) – Fig 88: BOTH CHOIRS |
| S | BCS – singTOP notes of Sop part fromFig 86(+1 to +3) & Fig 87(+1 to +3) PS – singMIDDLE notes of Sop part fromFig 86(+1 to +3) & Fig 87(+1 to +3) |
| A | BCS – singnotes of Alto part fromFig 86(-1 to +3) & Fig 87(-1 to +3) PS – singLOWER notes of Sop part fromFig 86(+1 to +3) & Fig 87(+1 to +3) |
| T | Sing TOP note of Tenor part Fig 86(-1) & Fig 87(-1) |
| B | Sing BOTTOM note of Tenor part Fig 86(-1) & Fig 87(-1) |
| Fig 88- Fig 101:BOTH CHOIRS then from Fig 88(+5), PS=chorus 1; BCS=chorus 2 |
| S | As per score BUT: Fig 98-99 – continuous soprano parts moving between BOTH Sop chorus parts |
| A | Omit BOTTOM notes Fig 88(+2 to +4) then as per score |
| T | as per score |
| B | Omit TOP note Fig 88 then as per score UNTIL: |
| Fig 100(+11 to end) omit BOTTOM note |
