I like the chorus in the middle because when I'm conducting a work with
chorus and band, the chorus is the most important "choir" of the
performance for me to focus on. That's because when I work with a
chorus, it's a pick-up chorus which performs with my community band at
our holiday concert, and they are not a group with a musical identity of
its own. They need my attention the most and I find it easiest to keep
my mind properly focused on what the chorus is supposed to be doing as
well as keeping in mind the important instrumental aspects of the work
when the chorus is in the middle. That way my eye doesn't have to
travel too far up or down to remind myself of what's happening
instrumentally.
I have worked from scores with the chorus at the top and at the bottom
as well as in the middle and find that the middle works best for my
brain and musical approach.
I do have to add that I can work successfully with the chorus anyplace
in the score (as long as the chorus is together!) but I find having it
in the middle the easiest.
David H. Bailey
Richard Smith wrote:
This is interesting. I have never considered putting choir anyplace
except at the bottom, like an orchestra without strings. I'm interested
to hear your reasons for other positions.
Out of curiosity, I opened a new score in Sibelius using a concert band
template and then added a choir. Sibelius placed them at the bottom.
I know this is a the Finale list but this machine is waiting on a
reformat and Finale is temporarily uninstalled.
Richard Smith
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dhbailey wrote:
Christopher Smith wrote:
Either top or bottom seems to be common - strict classical procedure
calls for the choir to be placed above the strings in the orchestra,
which would most probably translate as at the bottom of a concert
band score. But there seem to be variants in score order these days,
especially in concert band music, which seems to be written
overwhelmingly for the educational market.
Speaking with my conductor's hat on now, I prefer to see the chorus in
the middle of the score, between the saxes and trumpets.
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