roding music
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Tour of my www.rodingmusic.co.uk website of West Gallery church music.TRANSCRIPT
www.rodingmusic.co.uk is Francis Roads’
website devoted to encouraging the singing of
West Gallery Church Music.
Roding Music
The site contains 280 West Gallery pieces
which are freely downloadable and copiable for
amateur use. There is also much information
about West Gallery music and events.
Roding Music
Home page of Roding Music
News shows recent additions to the website.
Downloads shows freely downloadable and printable scores of 280 West Gallery pieces.
Home page of Roding Music
Events shows detail of workshops and courses.
Info gives general West Gallery information.
Home page of Roding Music
Articles gives background material about some classes of pieces.
Contact brings up an email address.
Downloads
All downloadable scores are available as Sibelius Scorch files or PDF files.
Scorch files may be downloaded, printed, and played. Information about Scorch files is available under Info / Questions and Answers.
PDF files can only be downloaded and printed.
Examples
Examples of downloadable scores show the first
system only, for clarity.
This is the beginning of a metrical version of the Nunc Dimittis, a canticle sung at Evensong in the Church of England. The tune or air is in the tenor part.
This is the same piece with the air in the soprano. All tenor-led hymns, psalms and carols have alternative soprano-led versions.
And this is the same piece with added keyboard accompaniment. The accompaniments are transcriptions of the vocal parts.
Downloads
All downloads are available with or without keyboard accompaniment.
Those with the accompaniment may have fewer verses underlaid, and may need more page turns.
Those without the accompaniment are better suited to singers.
Downloads
There are pages devoted to the needs of small choirs.
There are 50 pieces for SAB voices, suitable for choirs short of male singers.
14 pieces have been arranged for unison choirs with keyboard accompaniment. More will be added soon.
This short easy three-part anthem is typical of what is available. There is more challenging music for those who prefer it.
Downloads
There follow further examples of hymns,
metrical psalms, anthems and a carol.
This is a lively four-part piece arranged for unison choir with keyboard accompaniment.
A fairly straightforward four part anthem.
A more extended Communion anthem in four parts, with instrumental symphonies or interludes.
A typical lively and rhythmic West Gallery Christmas carol.
A useful harvest hymn, suitable for congregational singing.
A challenging three-part hymn; not suitable for congregations!
A useful metrical setting of Ps 23, suitable for many occasions
A fuguing tune, setting verses from Isaac Watts’ paraphrase of Ps 118.
A lively setting of the Jubilate Deo (Ps100), requiring some nifty pedal work if sung
with organ accompaniment.
This is a lively four-part piece arranged for unison
choir with keyboard accompaniment.