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Add some basic SA/SAB a cappella arrangements

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These might be in use for Ash Wednesday?
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% Based on https://hymnary.org/page/fetch/CEL1997/307/high
\version "2.24.4"
\language "english"
\header {
title = "Were You There?"
composer = "Traditional Spiritual"
tagline = "" % Suppress "Music Engraving by Lilypond"
}
% Some other ideas/notes:
% First three beats could expand from unison Bf
% O! -- melodic as in hymnal (baritone sings bass)
% I - IV - I on long notes
% four-count note at end of second phrase is probably more like eight?
% breathing?
% tenor suspension on last "tremble"
% alto eighth notes on last "they" as in hymnal
soprano = \relative bf {
\key ef \major
\partial 2
bf4 ef | g2 g4 g | f ef g4. f8 | ef1~ | ef2 \break
ef4 g | bf2 bf4 bf | c bf bf4. g8 f1 |
bf2( ef4. c8 | bf1) | \break
c4 bf2 g4 | g4. f8 ef4 ef | f ef2. | ef4 ef2. | c4 bf2.~ | bf2 \break
ef4 af | g2 g4 g | f ef g4. f8 | ef1~ | ef2 \bar "|."
}
alto = \relative g {
g4 bf | ef2 ef4 ef | d c d4. d8 | bf1~ | bf2
bf4 ef | g2 g4 g | a g g4. ef8 | d1 |
g2( c4. af8 | g1) |
af4 g2 ef4 | d4. d8 c4 c | c c2. | c4 bf2. | af4 f2.~ | f2
c'4 f | ef2 ef4 ef | d c d4. d8 | bf1~ | bf2
}
baritone = \relative ef {
\clef bass
\key ef \major
ef4 g | bf2 bf4 bf | bf g bf4. af8 | g1~ | g2
g4 bf | ef2 ef4 ef | ef ef ef4. bf8 | bf1 |
ef1~ | ef1
ef4 ef2 bf4 | b4. b8 g4 g | af af2. | af4 g2. | ef4 d2.~ | d2
af'4 c | bf2 bf4 bf | bf g bf4. af8 | g1~ | g2
}
% sopTransition = \relative f' {
% \key bf \major
% f4 bf,8( c) d( ef) f4 |
% \key b \major
% fs4 as,8( b) cs( ds) e4 \bar "||"
% }
%
% altoTransition = \relative d' {
% \key bf \major
% d4 bf bf8( c) d4 |
% \key b \major
% cs4 as8( b) as( b) cs4 |
% }
%
% bariTransition = \relative bf {
% \key bf \major
% bf4 a af af |
% \key b \major
% as as8( gs) fs4 fs |
% }
verseOne = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "1. "
Were you there when they cru -- ci -- fied my Lord?
Were you there when they cru -- ci -- fied my Lord?
O!
Some -- times it caus -- es me to trem -- ble, trem -- ble, trem -- ble!
Were you there when they cru -- ci -- fied my Lord?
}
verseTwo = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "2. "
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
O!
Some -- times it caus -- es me to trem -- ble, trem -- ble, trem -- ble!
Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?
}
verseThree = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "3. "
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
O!
Some -- times it caus -- es me to trem -- ble, trem -- ble, trem -- ble!
Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?
}
verseFour = \lyricmode {
\set stanza = "4. "
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
O!
Some -- times I feel like shout -- ing glo -- ry, glo -- ry, glo -- ry!
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
}
\score {
<<
\new ChoirStaff <<
\new Staff = "soprano" <<
\new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseOne }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseTwo }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseThree }
% \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \verseFour }
\new Voice = "alto" { \voiceTwo \alto }
>>
\new Staff = "baritone" <<
\new Voice = "baritone" { \voiceThree \baritone }
>>
>>
>>
\layout { }
}
% Optional modulation between verses four and five
% \score {
% <<
% \new ChoirStaff <<
% \new Staff = "sopTransition" <<
% \new Voice = "sopTransition" { \voiceOne \sopTransition }
% \new Lyrics \lyricsto sopTransition { \refrain }
% \new Voice = "altoTransition" { \voiceTwo \altoTransition }
% >>
% \new Staff = "bariTransition" <<
% \clef bass
% \new Voice = "bariTransition" { \voiceThree \bariTransition }
% >>
% >>
% >>
% \layout { }
% }