| Zimbe!: Come Sing the Songs of Africa!, Vocal Score Contributor(s): L'Estrange, Alexander (Composer) |
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ISBN: 0571533248 ISBN-13: 9780571533244 Publisher: Faber & Faber OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Printed Music - Choral |
| Series: Faber Edition |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.2" W x 11.4" (0.60 lbs) 999 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Zimbe is a 40-minute work for SATB chorus, children's choir and jazz quintet with percussion, by the UK composer Alexander L'Estrange. It is a vibrant sequence of twelve African and gospel songs, charting a day in the life of an African village. There are simple children's playground songs from Ghana and Zimbabwe, a Xhosa lullaby for mothers of the victims of Apartheid, a rousing drinking song, and music used on religious occasions. Zimbe will also provide an exciting new repertory piece for choral societies who may be looking for a follow-up to the world-influenced works of David Fanshawe and Karl Jenkins. The addition of the children's choir enables choirs to forge, or renew, relationships with local school or community choirs. |