Gonja
( The gonjaoba wanders about )
( Gonja o bai moi are )
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
(3 p.)
Copyright :
2001
Description
Text in:
Georgian
Epoque:
(1850-1899)
Genre-Style-Form:
Ritual song ; Folk music ; Secular ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
prayerful
Type of Choir:
AAA (3 mixed voices )
Instruments:
chonguri
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
A tonal center
Duration:
3.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
Georgia
Musicological Sources:
Ritual women's weather song praying for favorable weather with the help of the gonja, a man-sized doll made of bound sticks. From Racha, mountainous region in NW Georgia. All these Georgian songs are best learned with the help of a recording. All the s
