Maestro's Notes for Tenor

BACH

Mvt I   

Bar 101    The tempo relationship between the 3/8 and the 4/4: the 8th note of the two sections is almost equal. The hemiola grouping of the 3/8 sets the quarter-note pulse of the 4/4.

Bar 102    “pax”: avoid “pox” like …well the pox! The “a” must be open and forward. Pitch problems are resulting from     a closed “o” sound on “hom-    “ like the sound of “rote.”  Keep the “o” open and forward, should more like Standard English “jaw”. This is true of the first vowel of “bonae” and “voluntatis” as well!

Mvt III

Bar 5        The “o” is open and forward like “jaw”, NOT like “oh”.

Bar 10        Place accents on “sae-cu-”

Bar 29        add a cresc mark, as a reminder

Bar 74        The last note each time is late. The < > should be more sharply defined.