8: The Star of Bethlehem by Sally DeFord

    Information:

    This song is medium speed and has a variety of diffeeent volumes.

    Section 1 beginning to the top of page 4. After a 10 bar piano introduction the Ladies sing to bar 26 at the top of page 2. The men then sing the next section medium loud to the top of page 3 (Bar 42).

Ladies:Men:



    Section 2 begins at bar 42 when everyone sings loud in harmony. It continues to bar 60 when section ends.
    We then go back to bar 5 and sing the 2nd verse in the same way as Verse 1. ie: Ladies then Men and finally all in harmony (LOUD) until bar 60. We continue at bar 60 and the key changes for the next verse.

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    Section 3 starts on page 4 and the melody is sung by the ladies and is loud. At bar 79 the Men sing the melody. This is medium loud until it gets louder at bar 94.

Ladies:Men:

    Section 4 begins at bar 95 when everyone sings fairly loud in harmony. At bar 108 it gets slower and becomes gradually softer. There is a 4 bar final section which the voices sing to oo and the song ends quietly.

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