Tenor - Baritone - Bass is a very normal way to indicate an even 3-way
split of the men's voices. The other alternatives imply an uneven split
- fine if that's what you want, but a composer's decision rather than an
engraver's, I think.
I disagree with Michael on this. In most circles, "bass 1" is considered exactly synonymous with "baritone". In a well organized group with a decent chorus director, the three parts will be balanced as high-middle-low no matter how you notate it. At lower levels, what will imply an uneven split is not the labeling of the parts, but rather how many staves you put it on.
The alto stuff is probably because in the last performance, they had too
many altos and not enough tenors, so they covered it so you could hear
the men's parts better. I would think that's something for the conductor
to decide, not the engraver.
I agree. That diagnosis sounds extremely likely to me.
If that's the case -- ie, that it's originally a tenor line but altos were asked to join -- then I'd write it in an 8vb clef as if it's really a tenor line plus cue notes an octave below as a courtesy in case altos are asked to join.
mdl
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