A Feast of Carols

by Randol Alan Bass

Songs begin at about:

1:00 (Wassail),
2:35 (Il est ne),
5:40 (Men) and 6:35 (Women) (Veni, Veni Emmanuel),
9:00 (The Holly and the Ivy),
11:15 (God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen),
12:45 (We Wish You a Merry Christmas)

About the practice recordings below

On these recordings the choir sounds like a grand piano. The featured voice is a
bassoon or a horn, and it is a little louder than the other voices.

These are a bit loud. Turn down the sound, then adjust it to a comfortable volume.

Gloucester Wassail Carol

Begins at measure 46, page 4. After measure 90, there is a short silence.
(Orchestra will play measures 91 – 108.) This recording resumes at measure 109.

Il Est Né, le Divin Enfant

Begins at measure 167, top of page 13. Pitch is for altos and then for sopranos.
The challenging harmony begins at measure 183. That is at 1:04 on the recordings.

Tutti

Soprano

Alto

Tenor (entrance at 0:19)

Bass (entrance at 0:19)

HELP WITH THE FRENCH PRONUNCIATION

Veni, Veni Emmanuel

Begins at measure 240, bottom of page 18.
Crunchy harmony (page 22) begins at 1:30.

Tutti

Soprano (entrance at 0:45)

Alto (entrance at 0:45)

Tenor

Bass

The Holly and the Ivy

Begins at measure 323, bottom of page 24. Modern harmony begins at 0:58.

Tutti

Soprano (entrance at 0:27)

Alto

Tenor

Bass (entrance at 0:40)

God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

Begins at measure 391, top of page 30. Modern harmony at 1:15 (page 34).

Tutti

Soprano (Entrance at 0:30)

Alto (Entrance at 0:30)

Tenor

Bass

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Begins at measure 477, bottom of page 37. There is an orchestral interlude at measure 501.
It is 15 measures long, and sounds like a harp on this recording.

Tutti