Fiela
( Sweep, sweep girl )
( Fiela, fiela ngwanyana )
Arr.: Bopape, Matlakala (born in 19..) [ South Africa ; Polokwane ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 2004
; in The Folk Rhythm I
(80 p.)
Ref. :
8420
(4 p.)
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Solfa notation included ; Full score
Copyright :
2004
ISMN/ISBN :
1587768232
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Wedding Song ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
humorous ; playful ; dancing
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
South Africa
Comment(s):
A wedding song that reminds the bride of her duties in the new family. The song is pretty much in 5/8 time and has a very fun dance step which mimics bending over and sweeping with a short-handled broom.
Pronunciation
LOCATION(s) in LIBRARIES that are member of MUSICA
Strasbourg, France
Bureau de Musica International
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 36 17 54.
Consultable under :
Recueils