NOVELLO LADIES’ BARBERSHOP
Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend Jule Styne, arr. Nicholas Hare
Novello Ladies’ Barbershop offers unaccompanied arrangements of a variety of well-loved songs, from the 1920s to the 1970s.
LY E C of who Nall times all the voice parts, but each singer should be aware at N O has the melody, so that it is allowed to stand out. A discreet Ause of soloists E is often appropriate: some suggestions are given. R RM O O C Blend and balance of the harmony is another F element in successful S Rvital performance of this music, and vibrato be kept in check, so that L should E A in P the chords are clean and perfectly tune. The various vocalizations S (ah, ooh, mm, etc.) may be considered U IN as suggestions only and varied R according to the performance conditions. E E S P U Some of this has E quite a military mood, so the opening phrase can R be sung with some However, this mood needs to change IN emphasis. O L according to the words, N T F e.g. at bars 9 and 36. O O N Arranger Nicholas Hare has endeavoured to share the interest amongst
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