Embalando / A Song of Comfort (1964)

( Escuta o canto (Hear the inner music) )

... to the sick and hungry children throughout the Third World ...

Gontijo, Flávio (born in 1948) [ Brazil ]

Text by Gontijo, Flávio (born in 1948) [Brazil] (1964)
Adaptor of the text: Skeels, Harry Wilbur (1938-2011) [New Zealand]
Edition
Published by Hayo Musikverlag [Germany] , 2004
Ref. : CQ2420  (6 p.)
Type of material: Vocal score
 
Description
Text in: Portuguese + adapted in English
Epoque: 20th century  (1960-1969)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Partsong
Mood of the piece: moving ; tender
Type of Choir: SATB  (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): C
Tonality: A minor
Duration: 3.5 min.
Musicological Sources: Original music
Source of text: Original text
Comment(s): A tender song that commends living in the moment in order to forget the past