singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Aya Ngena for string quintet (2 violins, 2 violas, 1 cello)
SM-000254030
- Composer
- folklore
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Arranger
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- World / Ethnic / African
- Instrumentation
- Violin, Viola, Cello
- Scored for
- Quintet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Duration
- 3'0"
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2016
Description
Based on a South African liberation song in Zulu
Aya ngena = They Come In,
Aya phuma = They get out,
Aya didizela = They're in a state of confusion,
Aye sab' amagwala = The cowards are scared.
Each instrument has a turn at being the soloist with various variations and the other parts go round, until the end section gives each instrument the start of the solo passage in a close canon.
The pdf file contains score and parts.
The sound sample is an electronic preview.