Ithemba lami
( I will go with my faith )
( Ithemba lami ndonyuka nalo )
Edition
Number of pages :
3
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
2004
ISMN/ISBN :
1587768232
Description
Text in:
Xhosa
Epoque:
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk hymn ; Sacred ; Call and response
Mood of the piece:
sustained ; joyous
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
General
Number of verses:
3
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
A church chorus that gained wide popularity in teh late 1970s, and is still sung throughout the country both in church and at secular occasions. The lead alternates between the sopranos and the basses. None of these South African songs are complete with