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==General information== | ==General information== | ||
'''Country of origin:''' Germany | '''Country of origin:''' originally United Kingdom, now based in Germany | ||
'''Contributor since:''' 2015-08-14 | '''Contributor since:''' 2015-08-14 | ||
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Director of the [http://www.embassysingers.de Embassy Singers, Berlin], and of the [https://www.stgeorgesberlin.de/ choir of St. George's Church, Berlin] | Director of the [http://www.embassysingers.de Embassy Singers, Berlin], and of the [https://www.stgeorgesberlin.de/ choir of St. George's Church, Berlin] | ||
Andrew studied German and Russian and has worked as a simultaneous interpreter for the German Government since 1988. The scores uploaded to CPDL mainly fall into | Andrew studied German and Russian and has worked as a simultaneous interpreter for the German Government since 1988. The scores uploaded to CPDL mainly fall into the following categories: <br> | ||
→ scores produced for the use of his choirs;<br> | |||
→ a lockdown project to make all the public-domain hymns in the hymnal used in his church available online; these, including some which cannot be posted on CPDL, can also be found [https://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html here], <br> | |||
→ a number of descants written for his choirs (his favourites are [[St Clement - descant (Andrew Sims)|''The day thou gavest'']] and [[Winchester Old (Andrew Sims)|''While shepherds watched'']]),<br> | |||
→ and his series of bar-less Renaissance scores designed to liberate the rhythmic counterpoint. An article explaining the reasoning behind the bar-less scores can be found [https://embassysingers.de/scores/barless.html here]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 3 March 2021
General information
Country of origin: originally United Kingdom, now based in Germany
Contributor since: 2015-08-14
Works with editions by this editor: 1438 (see list)
Contact information
e-mail: andrew 
embassysingers.de
Education
Background
Director of the Embassy Singers, Berlin, and of the choir of St. George's Church, Berlin
Andrew studied German and Russian and has worked as a simultaneous interpreter for the German Government since 1988. The scores uploaded to CPDL mainly fall into the following categories:
→ scores produced for the use of his choirs;
→ a lockdown project to make all the public-domain hymns in the hymnal used in his church available online; these, including some which cannot be posted on CPDL, can also be found here,
→ a number of descants written for his choirs (his favourites are The day thou gavest and While shepherds watched),
→ and his series of bar-less Renaissance scores designed to liberate the rhythmic counterpoint. An article explaining the reasoning behind the bar-less scores can be found here.