Didavoi nana
( Well, my chonguri, tell the story )
( a se chonguri koptuatu na )
Arr.: Cuyler, Patty (born in 1954) [ USA ; Vermont ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 2001
; in Georgian Folksongs I
(32 p.)
Ref. :
8420
(1 p.)
Copyright :
2001
Description
Text in:
Georgian
Epoque:
(1850-1899)
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Lamentation ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
desolated ; sorrowful
Type of Choir:
AAB OR ATB OR SSA OR TBB OR TTB (3 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Ad libitum (1 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Folk instruments
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
chonguri
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
A dorian
Duration:
2.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
Georgia
Musicological Sources:
a lyrical song from Samagrelo, western Georgia. This song is usually sung with a chonguri, the four stringed Georgian lute. It could be done witha guitar or another plucked instrument. All these Georgian songs are best learned with the help of a record
