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One of these Days have like-rhythms throughout the 2 leaps into dissonance, this leap
Text and music by Sarah Quartel piece. happens a few times and is a part
SSATBarB, optional soli, None of the voices need to sing of the harmonic progression, so it
unaccompanied in extreme registers. Sopranos sing is not jarring to the ears. The bass
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Oxford University Press, in the lower end of their range, par- line descends to a D 2 and C 2, but
Voice Junction series ticularly during the opening verses, there are optional notes for the sing-
Diffi culty: Moderately Diffi cult so consonant and rhythmic clarity ers if none of the voices are basso
Duration: 4 mins within a section will be important profondo.
for text intelligibility. Sometimes the The piece loosely follows a verse/
melody is sung by all sopranos, and refrain/verse/refrain/outro struc-
sometimes the soprano 2 voice sings ture (this is simplified, of course).

the melody while soprano 1 takes The 3/4 time signature stays steady,
a descant, for example. The alto, and the pianist-nightmare of G !
tenor, and baritone lines are fairly Major is consistent except for occa-
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repetitive throughout much of the sional F in the alto and bass voices.
One of these Days, with both mu- verses. The altos have a few import- Singers and conductor will need to
sic and lyrics by Sarah Quartel, is ant, prominent lines that echo the pay close attention to when voices
a mixed-voice octavo on the impor- soprano 2 melody, but most often split between systems or pages, such
tance of being present and giving duets with the tenor. While the bass as m. 62 when the soprano 1 and
grace to oneself. The music has a
rhythmic and harmonic pop-aca-
pella feel. The unaccompanied
piece includes a rehearsal reduc- Yale
tion, which does not include every
melodic note for ease of playing. graduate study
With rhythmic precision being so
foundational to section and ensem- in choral conducting
ble cohesion, the rhythm should at Yale Institute of Sacred Music

be taught first, apart from the and Yale School of Music
pitches. Set in 3/4, the meter stays
the same, but the metric division
with
changes; for example, m. 1 is set up
Jeffrey Douma, yale glee club
in a typical 3-beat division while m. David Hill, yale schola cantorum
2 has a quadruplet division across Masaaki Suzuki, yale schola cantorum
the measure. While these metric
changes could be a challenge, once degrees offered
Master of Music
mastered, they are repeated multi- Master of Musical Arts
ple times in the piece. The rhythm Doctor of Musical Arts
within measures will also require Full tuition scholarships for all admitted students plus
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note followed by an eighth rest in and interdisciplinary opportunities. Ample podium time.
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learning by rehearsing voices that

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