The Song of the Child, MMV19
SM-000290548
Beschreibung
- Komponist
- Malcolm Dedman
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Texter
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Unknown (works before 1850)
- Verleger
- Malcolm Dedman
- Genre
- Klassische Musik / Lied
- Instrumentierung
- Flöte, Marimba, Countertenor, Conga, Crotales, Schüttelrohr, Djembe
- Partitur für
- Sextett
- Art der Partitur
- Partitur, Stimmen
- Satz, Nr.
- 1 bis 1 von 1
- Länge
- 6'0"
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Schwierigkeitsgrad
- Mittel
- Jahr der Komposition
- 2017
- Beschreibung
- The Song of the Child is a setting of a story about the Himba tribe from Namibia who celebrate new birth by praying and meditating so as to ‘find’ a song appropriate to the child. This is done before the child is born and the song continues with the person up until their dying day.
The story has been attributed to the African poet Tolba Phanem. There is some dispute over the authenticity of this story, and may even be from a different tribe altogether! The actual source does not matter as the story is ideal for a musical setting.
The music was written in 2017 and is for countertenor (or contralto) solo, flute, African Marimbas (soprano and tenor) and two percussion players who play Djembes among other instruments. The work’s duration is nearly 6 minutes.
- Datum des Uploads
- 21 Jun 2017
Kommentare
Hiermit gemeint ist der Urheber einer Abwandlung wie einer Adaption, eines Arrangements oder anderer Veränderung, die auf einem bereits existierenden Werk basiert, von diesem aber in erkennbarer Form abweicht.
Hiermit ist der Urheber des Originaltexts gemeint.
Hiermit ist der Urheber der Übersetzung des Originaltexts gemeint.