Rehearse at home!
If you wish to note-bash at home, this small program can be very helpful. It is called ‘Noteworthy’ and can be downloaded to your computer (Windows only, I’m afraid). Once installed on your computer, you can load in the music files for various popular choral works and listen selectively to your part as the orchestra plays the accompaniment. You can speed up or slow down the playing speed to help you learn the tricky bits.
Online Scores
‘Noteworthy’ rehearsal files for The Great C Minor Mass can be found here:
https://nwc-scriptorium.org/db/wamgm.id
If you have an account with John Fletcher Music you can use these rehearsal files:
https://johnfletchermusic.org/mass-mozartwa-k-427-in-c-minor-great-peters-selections/?_rt=MjF8MXxtb3phcnQgbWFzc3wxNzI3MDkxODM5&_rt_nonce=e31972291d
If not, try here:
http://www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk/Mozart/Mass-in-C-minor/massincminor.html
See how it should be done:
A performance of the Mozart Mass at last year’s BBC Proms is available until 21 October 2024 here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001q7r6/bbc-proms-2023-mozarts-great-mass-at-the-proms
About the composer
In preparation for our ‘Magnificent Mozart’ concert in November, you might find this BBC series interesting viewing:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0021zdr/mozart-rise-of-a-genius