Coventry Carol

Leader: Peter

Sop:  JL, MM, KJ
Alto:  WT, JB
Tenor: LS, MR, RM
Bass: PS, CS

On lully pronunciation, the robots have predictably mashed it slightly and there are variations in online versions – can we stick to how it is written in the music please. That is: Lully (as in Louli), lulla (as in loulah), thou little tiny child, bye bye lully (louli) loulay (as in lou lay).

Sheet Music:

Coventry_Carol SATB_(corrected lyrics)

mp3s:

Coventry Carol – all
Lully, lulla (Coventry Carol) – sop
Lully, lulla (Coventry Carol) – alto
Lully, lulla (Coventry Carol) – tenor
Lully, lulla (Coventry Carol) – Bass

Rob’s arrangement of Coventry Carol 

ALL sing opening

VERSE ONE SOPS sing lyrics. The other parts sing “doo-doo”

VERSE TWO ALL sing – start softly, build up and then quieten down on last four bars (children being slayed lines)

ALL (apart from SOPS) “doo doo” another verse

VERSE THREE ALL sing

ALL PARTS REPEAT OPENING

REPEAT OPENING without SOPS

REPEAT OPENING without SOPS or ALTOS