User:Vaarky

General Information

I am a Renaissance motet obsessionist and also like music from various other periods esp. modern choral a cappella. I love sight-singing and sing through about 2 feet of CPDL music per month. I am allergic to madrigals, don't love the schmaltzier Romantic choral works.

Contact Information

E-mail: motets2008 (at) stuy.users.panix.com

If You're in the SF Bay Area

I organize occasional get-togethers for 4-8 singers to do advanced Ren motet sight-singing for fun. These are aimed at singers who can read a Ren motet correctly on the first try (alone on their part) without sounding like they're searching for the notes or getting lost; occasional fleeting errors are only human. We generally sing each piece only once. Singers are usually at the pseudo-professional or professional level; the sound varies based on who is attending and is different every time. We meet in Berkeley on a weekend afternoon or else in downtown SF on a weeknight. Each date is a separate one-time commitment.

E-mail motets2008 (at) stuy.users.panix.com and tell me about yourself if you'd like to find out more and/or get added to the invites list (I generally bring in only one new person per session, maximum, sometimes zero, though I sometimes organize a session where we have primarily new people).

CPDL Work

1. I'm working on moving translations from the St. Ann's page of translations: http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/ChoralWiki_talk:Translations/St._Ann_Choir

2. I've tried to help out with some of the clean-up tasks listed at: http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Pages_awaiting_cleanup.

3. I haven't yet figured out how to create new pages for scores and composers and uploading new editions.

Preparing Editions

I've started using mup from arkkra.com to transcribe editions (I am not qualified as a music editor). I've done about 6 so far but am not satisfied with my proofing and also with the notes about the derivation of the edition.

Preparing Editions

I've started using mup from arkkra.com to transcribe editions (I am not qualified as a music editor). I've done about 6 so far but am not satisfied with my proofing and also with the notes about the derivation of the edition.

Random Music I Like Lately

• Renaissance motets
  • most everything by William Mundy
  • Senfl Ave Maria (SSATTB) and Mater Digna
  • White, Portio Mea
  • Lambe, Nesciens Mater and most Eton Choirbook stuff
  • Manchicourt
  • Sheppard
  • Cardoso, Aquam and also Et Egressus
  • Josquin, Tulerunt Dominum
  • Tallis, Loquebantur
  • Compere, Gaude Mater
  • Ashewell, M. Ave Maria
  • Finck, Quorum Praecepto Subditur
  • Willaert, Inviolata
  • Victoria, Ave Maria a 8 and Vadam et Circuibo
• theme: flight
  
  • The Campers at Kitty Hawk, by Michael Dellaira (www.michaeldellaira.com)
    
  • Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, by Eric Whitacre
• Ennio Morricone music
  • The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKlxyoPNaFI
  • The Ecstacy of Gold: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ3u3fTG70Q
  • Nella Fantasia by Celtic Woman
• Dvorak New World Symphony