YOUR SPRING QUARTERLY GIFT HAS ARRIVED, L.I.F.E. MUSIC MAKERS!
We hope everybody has been having a great year and is excited for spring! Our next opera is based off of a play everyone is sure to recognize, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This season’s song is “Je veux vivre” (Juliette's Waltz Song) from Charles Gounod’s 1867 opera Roméo et Juliette.
Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot, about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families, is based on an Italian tale translated into verse titled The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet, written by Arthur Brooke in 1562; it was retold in prose in the Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both tales but he expanded the plot by developing a number of supporting characters.
Roméo et Juliette was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on April 27, 1867, it received acclaim and was hailed as a major success for Gounod. Its success was aided by the presence of dignitaries in Paris for the International Exhibition, several of whom attended performances. Roméo et Juliette entered the repertoire of the Opéra-Comique, a popular Parisian opera company, on January 20, 1873 where it received three hundred and ninety one performances in fourteen years.
Bil’s notes: go to YouTube.com and search for "Anna Netrebko, Je veux vivre" to hear the example we used for this music. Follow the music as she sings & you'll understand the instructions and emotions of this song.
The Setups are all the same (Upper = Vocal, Lower Right = Orchestra). Only the accompaniment changes with each setup.
This is just one of the many benefits of being a member of L.I.F.E.! We hope you are enjoying our Trip to the Opera!
Musically yours, Jacqueline Mavros and the L.I.F.E TEAM
Setup = Vocal on Upper and Orchestra on Lower: Charles Gounod's Orch 1: #180 Strings: Ensemble 1 for Lower Right (Edit: Sustain to 60) Lower Harmony: AOC Octave Solo 1: #440 Scat: Swingle (or Vocal: Dah or Doo) Je Veux Vivre Set to Upper (Edit: Vib. Rate = 53 & Depth = 60) Lower Left: Yellow Strings 8' tab ( Juliette's Waltz Song ) #180 (Strings: Ensemble 1) to Lower Sounds (Genius) Pedal Sounds/Genius: #182 Strings: Octave (opt.) from the opera: Romeo & Juliette Press EASY button & turn OFF the Memory button Memorize the above registration to A1 "with Style" (use "with Style" for all the setups) 1. Select (turn on) A1 and Memorize to A2 . . . Now select A2 and add a style as follows: Choose It's Amore, Bistro Italiano, or other 3/4 style (Tempo 160 +/-) Keypad: #180 (Strings: Ensemble 1) and touch Basic & again for Orch Plus Set Drum Volume to lowest level (off) . . . Memorize to A2 again (don't forget "with Style") 2. With A2 still on, Memorize it to A3 and A5 Select A3: slow the Tempo down a little (150 +/-) and re-Memorize it 3. Select A1 again and Memorize it to A4, A6, and A8 ... Select A6: add Golden Harp (Up & Down) Set Tempo to 140, turn ON the Memory button, and re-Memorize it to A6 4. Select A5: Memorize to A7, speed up Tempo (165+), Lower Rt. Octave Off (re-Memorize) 5. Select A7: Memorize to A9 and A10. Select A-10, press Intro/Ending (re-Memorize) 6. Save to a USB drive/stick so you never have to do this again & can give it to others. :>) Lower Right P C " " " "C7C7C7 " " " Gm7y "C7C7C7 " " " A-1 ( C & F# ) Gm7 C7C7C7 Gm7 C7C7C7 Gm7 C7C7C7 Gm7 Cdim 4 z { { y " " " " y " y
C7C7C7 µ (Release Left Hand Chord) - 7 Freely ! w UpperP y " " g rit. 10 w w { A-2 z y y P - - ,
Charles Gounod: Juliette's Waltz Song All Repeats 15 F come back to this bar. y w ! w ! w ! w " z {
C7C7C7 19 z " g " g " g ! w y {
F 23 ! w y" y" y" y z {
C7C7C7 Dm7 C7C7C7 27 { z z y y " " -
(Opt. F - A - C#) (Opt. F - A - C - D) F Faug F6F6F6 F7F7F7 31 g ! ! ! y " w w z w {
BbBbBb C7C7C7 35 z " g " g " g ! w y {
F Ab7 C7C7C7 39 y" g" g" y z
Charles Gounod: Juliette's Waltz Song 2 1. F G7 C Fill 42 w w , { { g y P 2. F C7C7C7 g 47 w w ! ! w { { {
F 49 z { A-3 y " g ! ! " w { Am E7E7E7 52 z z y y y " " g z z Am E7E7E7 56 Fill ------" g ! ! w { ^ Am E7E7E7 60 z z y y y " z z Am E7E7E7 Am 63 " g " g ! g , w ( B & F ) Dm Am Bdim Am 67 , { w z y P y z E " g !
3 Charles Gounod: Juliette's Waltz Song ( B & F ) Dm Am Bdim 71 , A-4 { w z { z y " E 3 Am 74 " " y y z { { w w ! g g
C7C7C7 A-5 76 ! ! w w { z z y y " g g 3. F C7C7C7 - F 78 w A-6 { { z y z { {
82 F7F7F7 G " y ^ P " y ! g
( G & C# ) G7 Gdim F 86 4 { ! g ! " w w ( F# & C ) F#dim 90 " y ^ P " G7 y ! g
Charles Gounod: Juliette's Waltz Song 4 Gdim 94 4 { z ( G & C# ) y A-7 g w g z
F D7 Gm 97 z w ! g " y y " y w E {
E7E7E7 Am F7F7F7 100 z { z z z { ! g " y y ! ! g " y w
C BbBbBb G7 103 w w ! w { z { " y z { { z y " g g
C7C7C7 106 ! w { z ! w { z y " y "
A F7F7F7 BbBbBb- 108 ! w { z , w ! y "
F G7 112 µ 4 y z { E " { y g
5 Charles Gounod: Juliette's Waltz Song 117 . F P A7P Dmy A7^ Dmy
F Fdim F Fdim F Fdim F Fdim 121 E E E E F C7C7C7 " A-8 125 ! { ^ P ! ! " " { " { { Lower ! Upper Right 130 Freely z { w { z { w ! y " y g g " y " g 132 ! w ! ! w !
g rit. 134 ! w { z y " " z y g w
C7C7C7 Gm7 C7C7C7 µ (Release Left Hand Chord) 137 z z " y y ^ P g F Press Ending (or A-10) 140 A-9 ! w E
Charles Gounod: Juliette's Waltz Song 6