This Choirs accompaniment version is tailored for use by choirs. All vocals are excluded, except for descants. The descants are provided because many choirs may not be accustomed to them, or may not have the very high soprano voices needed, thus enabling choirs to provide performances including the descants. As part of the digital download, we provide standard SATB sheet music for all hymns and songs that are in the public domain. Thus, choirs can use these tracks, even for hymns where they were performed as solos on the vocal version of the album.
This choirs version of the album is explicitly tailored for use by untrained average volunteer choir members accustomed to singing along with a clear melody lead. Thus, it includes a perceptible melody at all times for choirs to know exactly where they are in the accompaniment they are singing along with. While this is a departure from some of the numbers on the original vocal recording, which do not include instrumental melody, and from accompaniment recordings intended for practiced singers, where the singers are responsible for knowning the melody and timing, without any melody assistance from the accompaniment, this version has chosen to explicitly provide clear guidance for what and where the choirs are to sing.
Anticipated settings where this approach better meets the needs of choirs, includes churches and homes where there is no band, organist, director, etc. to assist the choirs in knowing where to come in and what to sing. This choirs version provides a complete accompaniment, with everythihg the choirs need for singing along with it.
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