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Arr. for SATB with divisi.

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Some replies would be nice!! :)

Its nice, but where are the words?

Sans the words, its very nice, some of your chord choices seem really odd and that final note is usually voiced, with that three way divis. in the soprano and the cross voicing.

other then that its nice, but you need to put words in to check to see if the text setting works.

Your beats are off for most of the second half - they fall one beat too late.

Hey guys,

Thank you for the constructive criticism! :)

I haven't added the words yet, because I am experimenting with different sounds and textures, and adding the words (at least to me) is like the finality of the peace. I first started composing and arranging with pure consonance, but after awhile, I began to really tired of it really fast. So I began branching out. My Comp. Teacher here at BoCo encourages stuff like that!

I liked the sound of it but there are a few errors I noticed. Measures 8-9: I would imagine that the half note in measure 8 should be a quarter note with a farmata and the bass part in 9 at the end of 8 with quarter rests in the other parts. Measure 15: The second layer in the bass part should be the bottom note, not the note that steps up. Measure 17: The half note here should be a quarter note with a pick up in the soprano line (the D eighth notes) at the end of the measure instead of the beginning of the next measure (this will fix the "off beat" problem mentioned by Chris). Measures 27-28: Fix the voice crossing between the tenor and the alto.