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Thread #102721 Message #3082904
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
26-Jan-11 - 04:09 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req/Add: Ecstasy (Sacred Harp song)
Subject: RE: Req/ADD: Ecstasy (Sacred Harp song)
I listened to the first link Masato supplied above. Who has the melody in that? Is there a tradition that says that one certain part has the melody?
We did a shape note song (Shepherds Rejoice) in choir one year. Halfway through rehearsals, our director commented, "And of course, the tenors have the melody."
Later my husband remarked, "That was news to the tenors." It was news to me, too.