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