Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Importance of Diction in Choral Singing

Even those of you have never sung in a chorus will get a kick out of this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ZnPE3G_YY

Once you have watched it and tried to make sense of it, then check out the words below:

1. Blessed city, heavenly Salem,
vision dear of peace and love,
who of living stones art builded
in the height of heaven above,
and, with angel hosts encircled,
as a bride dost earthward move;

2. from celestial realms descending,
bridal glory round thee shed,
meet for him whose love espoused thee,
to thy Lord shalt thou be led;
all thy streets and all thy bulwarks
of pure gold are fashioned.

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