Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Families,
Thank you for two excellent rehearsals this week! We’re approximately one third of the way through our current rehearsal cycle, and I am very pleased with our progress. Please continue to prioritize quality practice time on your Philharmonia music. Our music raises the bar as it relates to the performance demands placed upon us. We are worthy of this challenge, but only if everyone involved identifies and achieves individual and group musical goals.
To help with goal setting, I am sending performance tempo markings for all of our music in this message. Please understand that these tempo markings may change as we continue to rehearse. As of today, here are the tempo markings we are working toward:
"Jupiter" from The Planets
- Opening tempo: quarter note = 120
- Rehearsal No. 5: quarter note = 142 (a little faster at the Piu mosso)
- Rehearsal No. 7: quarter note = 120
- Andante maestoso: quarter note = 78
- Rehearsal No. 10: quarter note = 120
- Rehearsal No. 11: quarter note = 96 (The tempo returns to quarter note = 120 seven measures before 12.)
- Rehearsal No. 15: quarter note = 180 (dotted half note = 60)
- Rehearsal No. 17: quarter note = 60
- Presto to the end: quarter note = 152
Procession of the Nobles (Cortege)
- Quarter note = 106 for most of the piece (with some minor variations)
Light Cavalry Overture
- Opening tempo: quarter note = 80
- Letter C: quarter note = 140
- Letter E: dotted quarter note = 124
- Letter J: dotted quarter note = 62
- Letter L: quarter note = 62
- Letter M: dotted quarter note = 124
- Letter Q to the end: dotted quarter note = 110 (with some minor variations)
Thank you for your excellent work thus far, and for the work you are going to put into our music moving forward. Mrs. Simmons and I are planning to help you achieve great things in the coming weeks!
Musically yours,
Mr. Duffy
