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YELLOW LEVEL: SINGER’S COPY(BASS CLEF)

Aural test (a)

Sample passages 2

Test passages 3

Sight-reading test (a)

Preparatory examples 5

Test passages 8

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THE

Singer’s copy (bass clef) Yellow level2

Sample passages (page 148)

Yellow level: aural test (a)

Ky

ri- e

- e lei

- son,

-

Sen

su

- um- de fec

- tu- i.

-

III

it be gan

to

sail

III

Sample passages (page 149)



THE


Test passages (page 151)

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

and

ho

ly is

his

Name.

and

ho

ly is

his

Name.

and

ho

ly is

his

Name.

and

ho

ly is

his

Name.

do

na- no

bis- pa

cem,-

Ag

nus

- De

i.

-

01

02

03


04

cre

do,

-

cre

do,- cre

do

-




THE


Test passages (page 152 contd)

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Hide

not thou

thy

face

from

us

Hide

not thou

thy

face

from

us

Hide

not thou

thy

face

from

us

Hide

not thou

thy

face

from

us

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Take

the

song,

Take

the

song,

Take

the

song,

Take

the

song,

Some

times

it

caus

es me

to

trem

ble,

trem

ble,

mi

se- re

- re,-

05

06

07

08




THE


Preparatory examples (page 164)

Yellow level: sight-reading test (a)

Allegretto

mf

Up

on

Paul’s

stee

ple

stands

a

tree,

mf

7

as

full

of

ap

ples

as

may

be.

The

f

13

lit tle boys

of

Lon don town,

they

run

ff

with hooks

to

pull

them

down.

f

ff



THE


Preparatory examples (page 166)

h = 50

Full

mp

fa thom five

thy

fa

ther

lies,

mp

6

of

his

bones

are

co

ral

made.

Those

are

pearls

that

were

his

11

eyes.

mf

No

thing

of

3

him

doth

fade

but doth

mf

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THE


poco rall.15

suf

fer

a

3

sea

change

3

in to some thing rich

f

and

f

a tempo17

strange.

p

Sea

nymphs

hour

ly

ring

his

knell.

Hark

how

I

p

21

rall.hear

pp

them:

Ding

dong

bell.

pp

2

Preparatory examples (page 166 contd)




THE



Risoluto q = 100

Lord,

mp

God,

Lord,

God,

I am

not wor

thy

mp

5

to re

ceive

you,

but on

cresc.

ly say

theword,

say the

word,

and

f

cresc.

8

I

shall

be healed.

Say

the word,

f

11 molto rit.

Say

the word

and I

shall be

healed.

01




THE




02

Con anima q = 80

If

mp

you

mp

3

have

fear

in your bel

ly

If you

3

5

have

pain

in your mind

3




THE



7

If

mf

you have an

ger

on

your lips,

Take

p

your time,

3

mf

p

9

Take your time,

Take your time,

Take your

11

time

2




THE




Moderato q. = 55

Ho

p

ly God,

ho

cresc.

ly and strong,

ho ly and

im

cresc.

p

6

mor

tal,

have mer

cy,

dim.

have mer

cy,

have

mer

cy

up

2 2 2

dim.

10

on

us. Have mer

cy,

have mer

cy,

have mer

cy

up

on

us.

03



THE




04

Dolente q = 70

Fare

p

thee well

I

must

de part

and

p

5

seek

my for

tune

now.

mp

But

tho’

I

leave

you

quite

a

3

9

lone,

I

leave

with

you

my

heart.

pp



THE




05

Animato e = 180

Come

f

have a drink

and

f

7

make good cheer,

for

now is the sea

son of

the New Year.

13

Put

mp

be hind

our past

mis takes,

our trou

bles and

our

19

tri

f

als.

Now’s

the time

to

cel e

24

brate!

Hope!

Dream!

Smile!



THE




06

Energico q = 120

mf

5

Glo

mf

ry

be

to

the Fa

ther

and to

the

9

Son,

and to

the Ho

ly




THE




13

Ghost,

the

Ho

ly

Ghost.

17

A

f

3men.

f

22

2



THE




07

Appassionata q = 60

She

p

makes me feel

like a

3

p

4

ship in

a har

bour,

mp

a strength

andstay

’gainst the fier

cest storm.

mp

7

She

holds me close

like a long

sum mer’s eve

nin’,

She

knows

10

just

how

to

keep

my

bones

warm.



THE




08

Andante q = 40

mp

For ty five years

I’ve

mp

4

wait ed for this mo

ment,

For ty five years

I’ve

watched

as time

passed

8

by.

The days

have been cold

and the nights

have

been

12

lone

some.

For ty five years,

for ty five years

15

mf

but

now

the

time

has

come!

f

mf

f



THE




09

Ritmico q = 100

mf

Je

sus Christ

has ri

sen:

mf

5

Wel

come

him!

King

of earth

and

9

hea ven:

Rush

to him!

In

yourheart

he’s dwel

ling:

Sing

14

to

him!

f

Je

sus Christ

has ri

sen:

f

18

Lord

of

all

the

Earth.

ff




THE


Ritmico q = 100

mf

Je

sus Christ

has ri

sen:

mf

5

Wel

come

him!

King

of earth

and

9

hea ven:

Rush

to him!

In

yourheart

he’s dwel

ling:

Sing

14

to

him!

f

Je

sus Christ

has ri

sen:

f

18

Lord

of

all

the

Earth.

ff




THE




10

Tranquillo q = 75

Lord,

p

now

let

test

thou

thy

ser

p

5

vant

de

part

in

peace,

ac

cord

ing

to

thy

8

word,

ac

cord

ing

to

thy

word.

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