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From:  Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
Date:  Wed Jan 2, 2002  2:50 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] not-too-difficult soprano solo

On Tue, 1 Jan 2002 MFoxy9795@a... wrote:

> There is a woman in my church choir with a nice light soprano voice with some
> training who would like to sing a solo. what suggestions do you all have for
> something not hard to learn and appropriate for Epiphany?


For the Sunday after Christmas last year, I set the words of the poem "The
Blessed Virgin's Lullaby" on the melody of Peter Warlock's "Rest, Sweet
Nymphs". The poem scans perfectly on that melody, the key is ideal for
the voice you describe (it was too high for me to sing comfortably, but
isn't extremely high). The song itself was one Warlock also arranged
for boy's choir, so it would be just right for a treble or a more
chorally-oriented or early-music voiced soprano. I'd be happy to fax a
copy to you, if you're interested. Just email me with a fax number, and
I'll send it out to you tomorrow. Oh yes- it is VERY easy to learn; one of
those melodies that rather sings itself.

Karen Mercedes
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