86Timewarp Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 So I'm currently arranging an A Capella version of Christmas Lights for my choir which is an awesome thing because we never sing Coldplay or any other "modern" music during our Winter Concerts :awesome: Since I never took formal music theory classes, I'm just gonna be working off the Music Notes version. Once I have everything planned out, I'll have to re-write everything on staff paper...:wreck: Currently, at the most, I have 5-part harmonies going on at any given time: Soloists 2 People per Verse (Melody) Soprano 1&2 (Violin) Soprano All (Lead Piano Riff) Altos (Underlying Piano Riff) Tenors (Lead Bass Riff if not Mixed With Altos) Baritones/Bass (Low Bass Riff) If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them. I'll try to upload the sheet music once I have everything finished :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Well here it is. Took about 6 hours to teach the whole thing, took about 2-3 weeks arraigning it. Hope you enjoy...also ignore my weight-flexing conducting... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Nspg-Ld4M]Billys Song - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack1505 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 ah thats brilliant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 haha thanks Jack! Unfortunately with Hurricane Sandy, we lost about 2 weeks of practice and my teacher kept pushing me so it wasn't as perfect as I wanted ti to be :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollyxyloto Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Omigosh Billy!! That's awesome, you are so talented!! It's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Oh thank you Molly :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaMama Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This is SO lovely to hear - what a great job did you do! The choir is really enjoying singing this song. I love it!! Chapeau! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thank you Barba (if thats your name :uhoh:) Everyone's telling me that they loved it as well as the whole choir. I don't know why I still think it's far from perfect though :shame: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldlocked Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 WHY COULD I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS BACK WHEN?! OMG WE COULD HAVE USED THIS IN CHORUS INSTEAD OF A STUPID SONG. I AM SO PISSED WITH MYSELF NOW. edit: I just watched it and I'm really impressed. Veeeeeery impressed. It's beautiful imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaMama Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thank you Barba (if thats your name :uhoh:) Everyone's telling me that they loved it as well as the whole choir. I don't know why I still think it's far from perfect though :shame: My name is Anita :) Maybe it is not totaly perfect in a "musical" way, but I know why we still think it is lovely and 'perfect' in all the other way's! It is the (your) drive to make a song like this; the passion to complete the mission, to get other choir members so far that they believe in it too, the feeling of singing a COLDPLAY (!!!) song, the beautiful music of Christmas Lights etc. It is perfect in so many ways, don't feel ashamed! Count your blessings and have a merry Christmas together *hug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Holy shit I swear to God do you not go to school with me? My choir teacher told me the same thing. Nobody likes Coldplay at my school but they love the song XD. The song was a bitch to write too because I don't known music theory all too good. But thank you Anita :hugs: Hahaha Coldlocked :awesome: I made this way back in October and I didn't want to release the song until we performed it which was Dec 13 :P And thanks :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesTheMarshmallow Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Wow excellent arrangement! Very impressive. Did you use a score-making software or do it by hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Wow excellent arrangement! Very impressive. Did you use a score-making software or do it by hand? Thanks Moses :awesome: I had to originally work off the Musicnotes sheet music which was where I wrote in everything, chords, scales, etc. But then I used Finale Songwriter on the PC to compose it. So a little of both, but mostly PC :P But for as simple as the song was, it was a bitch for write every little note :wreck: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Coldplay fan Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Well here it is. Took about 6 hours to teach the whole thing, took about 2-3 weeks arraigning it. Hope you enjoy...also ignore my weight-flexing conducting... Billys Song - YouTube THAT IS SO SO SO AWESOME !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Jam Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Love it! I'm an a capella performer myself. Have thought about arranging some songs, and certainly a Coldplay one. Thanks for the inspiration :) Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Timewarp Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 THAT IS SO SO SO AWESOME !!! THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH :D Love it! I'm an a capella performer myself. Have thought about arranging some songs, and certainly a Coldplay one. Thanks for the inspiration :) Keep up the good work. Oh my pleasure! I hope that someone else has the opportunity to do something like this for their choir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordula Gardner Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hi, I know I am late for this thread but I am only a recent discoverer of Coldplay. My choir in Berlin sang Viva la Vida in front of hundreds of people and they loved it (the people and the choir). I was very excited to see that you seem to have SATB sheet music of Christmas lights! My problem is that I cannot open the YouTube link - is the Video gone from Youtube? Is there any other place where I could watch it? As for many choirs we have mostly women (mostly soprano) and I don't know if we can sing this song. If this can be sung with a very soprano focussed choir and if the choir accepts the song (I am just a humble singer, not the leader) would there be any chance that we can buy the sheet Music from you? I hope you still read this thread ... Thanks, Cordula Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cat Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 The link isnt working :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordula Gardner Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Yes, too bad! To show you that I haven't told too much here is the link of Viva la Vida at Goethe Oberschule: [video=youtube;iZRK2hAMbUM] It starts about at 4:30 min. Recorded with a small camera, waiting for me on my chair. (We're a choir of parents, students and teachers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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