I'm sorry, but those last 5 notes in the upper parts were much too fast. It sounds much better when you give each one at least the chance to be heard.
this was pretty good :) i adore this song. the chamber chior at my school sung this when i was 5 or 6. this song, and the amazing conducter inspired my love of music, and my love to sing. now i'm 14 and in that very same chior, with that very same conductor that i admired so much, singing this song that i love so much. you guys did a great performance, a couple mistakes here and there, but still, very, very good :)
i wanna go to this university!!! i hope to go to the john j cali school of music...i hope this is what its gonna be like being in tht choir u guys were good!!!!
I can here individual voices and it should be one whole voice. There's lots of parts that are just barely off key, the soprano was good, but second time she went up to the high note it was a little flat, and the tenors at one point were a little flat, but its expected with this song, its definitly not easy. This was really good though, great tempo and it got really good towards the end
Moses Hogan wrote some beautiful pieces, but some think that he had a penchant for "bleaching" spirituals. When it comes down to a choice between following the composer's desires to the letter (literally) or staying true to the form, I believe that it's alright for the conductor to make either choice.
That was amazing! Excellent job, good t's on battle, sometimes you don't hear them pronounced enough. Also great tone and diction. Stunning performance.
I have to say, the first time I picked up the music for this particular version of the song, I was a bit hesitant, but once I did my research and heard how simply phenomenal you made it sound, I have no doubts that this will be an amazing piece to perform.
Great Job! Especially the Bass parts in there. Nice and low, yet you can still distinctly make out the text! Great Job!
In a spiritual the diction should more closely resemble the speech of the average American than in most English-language singing. We tend to lose our consonants, especially in the middle and at the end of words.
IT"S A SPIRITUAL!!! YOU WOULD NEVER PRONOUNCE THE T'S!!!! DON"T CRITIQUE IF YOU DON"T KNOW CHORAL MUSIC!!! In fact I hate all of the critiquers on Youtube.
I would like to say that I thought the same thing, plus it made it a little easier for at least my college choir to learn, but there is a video on here that actually has Moses Hogan talking and he wants the T's.
Look up the name The Battle of Jericho with Moses Hogan and you may be as surprised as I was.
Woo! That was amazing! One of the best groups I've heard!! Very open soprano singer at the end! Very hard, but very well executed a capella!
Buuuut...Where was the bass II's low-note slide at the end? I can't find a single group who hits it, and that's pretty the main thing I'm looking for!
great job. the only thing, is the men sounded a tiny bit out of sync in the very very beginning. but everything blended great and bravo to the high note. perfectly performed. and the basses were excellent in this. well done.
Definitely best performance on YouTube. Bravo to the soprano soloist for not straining for that high note. Tenors sounded a little bit strained near the end. Awesome blend, and by far the best group that's posted this song on YouTube.
HOLY SHIT! Such energy!!! Blew me away! Only criticism is to take MUCH more time on the ending, and let those big fat chords just sit for a while. Just because you rode that piece like a freaking flaming chariot, doesn't mean you have to blow right through the ending. Overall, jesus christ, that was perhaps better than the Moses Hogan choral.
I'm sorry, but those last 5 notes in the upper parts were much too fast. It sounds much better when you give each one at least the chance to be heard.
polyphonyrocks 2 years ago 6
where are the T's in battle?!
elizererpilla 2 years ago 36
this was pretty good :) i adore this song. the chamber chior at my school sung this when i was 5 or 6. this song, and the amazing conducter inspired my love of music, and my love to sing. now i'm 14 and in that very same chior, with that very same conductor that i admired so much, singing this song that i love so much. you guys did a great performance, a couple mistakes here and there, but still, very, very good :)
animafreak623 2 years ago 3
the one singing the descant was flat. too bad.
merson21concha 2 years ago 19
WOOOT!! Great!
melodiouslove 2 years ago
i wanna go to this university!!! i hope to go to the john j cali school of music...i hope this is what its gonna be like being in tht choir u guys were good!!!!
selina366 2 years ago
the part at the end was messed up
but a very good rendition of it
debbielewis29 2 years ago 5
tenors seem to be shouting at the "Joshua fit the battle yes the battle of jericho...." with all those high notes...
swimaster1650 2 years ago
how come all of these songs consist of 3 words?
im not bagging on them...i just dont get it.
elijah rock is a 2 word song...
AhhNick 2 years ago
Very good, but the end was a bit messy.
darkfairylightfairy 2 years ago
go bass ftw
minerslave4 2 years ago
this was good
but I think sprague did way better!!!I think it was yr 06 or 07 when they did it!
MeggieMusic 2 years ago
I LOVE THIS SONG
robertenapoleon2000y 2 years ago
I can here individual voices and it should be one whole voice. There's lots of parts that are just barely off key, the soprano was good, but second time she went up to the high note it was a little flat, and the tenors at one point were a little flat, but its expected with this song, its definitly not easy. This was really good though, great tempo and it got really good towards the end
MikeD20091991 2 years ago 4
Moses Hogan wrote some beautiful pieces, but some think that he had a penchant for "bleaching" spirituals. When it comes down to a choice between following the composer's desires to the letter (literally) or staying true to the form, I believe that it's alright for the conductor to make either choice.
mrstudent191 2 years ago
That was amazing! Excellent job, good t's on battle, sometimes you don't hear them pronounced enough. Also great tone and diction. Stunning performance.
forgottenbeauty2 2 years ago
that soprano soloist was a couple cents sharp and the tenors uhhhh support please and don't shout
kjohnsone1 2 years ago
damn basses, yall sound sexy as hell.
boomboom2009 2 years ago 92
blown awayyyy
cookiejenn1025 2 years ago 2
good, but work on diction.
tempo is a bit fast than i have normally heard it.
well done.
lilpinaypinaychic 2 years ago
oh shuddup, that was amazing haha
chris47watson 2 years ago
Dudeee. Tenors at 1:30 are intense.
carrotcait 2 years ago
hahaha yea they're supposed to be its an intense part lol but yea they are
soccerkingrdl 2 years ago
my choir did this song at music fest, but didn't seem to be this fast.
much props tho.
i liked it.
Mirmir99801 2 years ago
Whoever that soprano was i am jealous that was amazing. Our choir did this and it sounded nothing like that. WOW!
winterlove44 2 years ago
Thank you for a great rendition!!!!
okIamdoingthis 2 years ago
the chamber singers at my school just did this song at our choir concert yesterday and it was amazing
massacre2875 2 years ago
best caucassin choir singing this song song ive ever heard yet
musicallynclined11 2 years ago
I'm so doing this if I get into Montclair.
XmusicmeisterX 2 years ago
Perfect tonal quality and interpretation for this piece.
myanrueller 2 years ago
Nice tenors ~
ange16babe 3 years ago
those tenors were kicking ASS!!!
this is one of the best performances i've heard of this song
kizziegurl 3 years ago 83
I agree.
myanrueller 2 years ago
I have to say, the first time I picked up the music for this particular version of the song, I was a bit hesitant, but once I did my research and heard how simply phenomenal you made it sound, I have no doubts that this will be an amazing piece to perform.
Great Job! Especially the Bass parts in there. Nice and low, yet you can still distinctly make out the text! Great Job!
Kingofkings39415 3 years ago 3
We listened to this in my Chorus class today and everybody was AMAZED at how wonderful it sounds!
kaynoepol 3 years ago 2
my favorite part of this song is when the basses hit that low F on "a tumbling down" lol its so fun
survivorman4 3 years ago 2
baddle????? there are definately ts in that word
hut765 3 years ago 3
At that tempo, T's sound muddy. D's provide much better diction at that tempo.
myanrueller 2 years ago
In a spiritual the diction should more closely resemble the speech of the average American than in most English-language singing. We tend to lose our consonants, especially in the middle and at the end of words.
mrstudent191 2 years ago
IT"S A SPIRITUAL!!! YOU WOULD NEVER PRONOUNCE THE T'S!!!! DON"T CRITIQUE IF YOU DON"T KNOW CHORAL MUSIC!!! In fact I hate all of the critiquers on Youtube.
okIamdoingthis 2 years ago
I would like to say that I thought the same thing, plus it made it a little easier for at least my college choir to learn, but there is a video on here that actually has Moses Hogan talking and he wants the T's.
Look up the name The Battle of Jericho with Moses Hogan and you may be as surprised as I was.
VaanRatsbane99 2 years ago
Actually, Moses Hogan himself has said he wants the T's to be pronounced. The video is on youtube... you can look it up..
Mhmmm037 2 years ago 3
@Mhmmm037 I was jus about to put that until I saw your comment!
BibleWay 2 years ago
@okIamdoingthis Does that include yourself?
CTrane88 2 years ago
not in the dialect.
grandpianoalex89 2 years ago
Woo! That was amazing! One of the best groups I've heard!! Very open soprano singer at the end! Very hard, but very well executed a capella!
Buuuut...Where was the bass II's low-note slide at the end? I can't find a single group who hits it, and that's pretty the main thing I'm looking for!
akpokemon 3 years ago
it's there. you just gotta really listen for it. and its hard to be heard on that note! lol
singerguy93 2 years ago
Yeah that is my main gripe about this song, the other parts should back off to allow for the slide
Techiebilly 2 years ago
Heh, its cool that this was posted.
I was in Singers when we did the first tour of Eastern Europe. Coolies! I see Finder right in the front, and who could miss Manny's smile?
GormSim 3 years ago
great job. the only thing, is the men sounded a tiny bit out of sync in the very very beginning. but everything blended great and bravo to the high note. perfectly performed. and the basses were excellent in this. well done.
monkeyman9342 3 years ago
Definitely best performance on YouTube. Bravo to the soprano soloist for not straining for that high note. Tenors sounded a little bit strained near the end. Awesome blend, and by far the best group that's posted this song on YouTube.
mattkodis 3 years ago
the best performance i've heard so far on youtube on this song!
plyxville 3 years ago
HOLY SHIT! Such energy!!! Blew me away! Only criticism is to take MUCH more time on the ending, and let those big fat chords just sit for a while. Just because you rode that piece like a freaking flaming chariot, doesn't mean you have to blow right through the ending. Overall, jesus christ, that was perhaps better than the Moses Hogan choral.
Purenicotine 3 years ago 3
i woulnt say better then moses hogan choral...
blackmagik720 3 years ago
lololol i blend like oil and water.
karynchaotic 3 years ago
I'm not gonna lie, out of all the recordings on youtube we have the only bass II's you can actually hear.
oltarzewskt1 3 years ago 2