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TTBB choir, tambourine and finger cymbal (TTBB choir) SKU: AN.AMP-1029 Composed by Z. Randall Stroope. Octavo. Alliance Music Publications #AMP 1029. Published by Alliance Music Publications (AN.AMP-1029). Stroope.About the work...Sidereus Nuncius - an astronomical treatise (and an advertisement by Galileo to promote his work) - was published in 1610. Below is the title page in translation:Sidereus Nunciusof Galileo GalileiUnfolding great and very wonderful sightsand displaying to the gaze of everyone,but especially philosophers and astronomers,the things that were observed byGALILEO GALILEI,Florentine patricianand public mathematician of the University of Padua,With the aid of the telescope which he recently devised,the face of the moon, innumerable fixed stars,and the Milky Way, cloudless stars,but especially concerningfour planetsrevolving around the star of Jupiter with unequal intervalsand periods, with wonderful swiftness,which, known to no one up to this day,the Author most recently discovered it for the first time,and determined to name theMEDICEAN STARSPerformance note...The finger cymbals are a central component of this work. Each of the four section leaders (TTBB) need tohave a set of solid brass finger cymbals (symphony quality). Also, there needs to be another 4 sets of fingercymbals (can be inexpensive, classroom quality) in each section. Of course, this is dependent on the size ofthe chorus, where smaller ensembles might employ fewer finger cymbals. All finger cymbals need to bespecially distributed in a fairly equidistant pattern across the choir. The use of finger cymbals is notated inthe score. The dotted half note or whole note notation is not to be taken literally, but simply as an indicationthat the finger cymbals are to be played on those measures, prominently and randomly (in multiple rhythmicpatterns). The finger cymbals are the sonic representation of infinite twinkling stars across a vast universe.The singers should hold the finger cymbals up to the upper chest or neck level, so that the sound of thefinger cymbals will not be absorbed into the singer in front, as well as having a very interesting visual effectfrom the standpoint of the audience.Falsetto sound, principally carried by Tenor 2 is critical to the sonic landscape, and is arguably the moreimportant line when this occurs, surrounded by moving voices. Keep the falsetto bright, ringing (not breathy),and cutting through the texture.Z. Randall Stroope