Onokenoga
... To the Central Bucks High School-West Choir, Dr. Joseph Ohrt, Director ...
Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
[USA]
, 2009
Ref. :
48019902
, "CME Conductor's Choice"
ISMN/ISBN :
979-0-51-47871-2
Description
Text in:
Mohawk
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Avant garde ; Contemporary
Mood of the piece:
mysterious ; dramatic ; intense
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Percussion
(3 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Drum (1) ; Cymbal (1) ; Rattle (1) ; Chimes
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
C minor ; clusters
Duration:
5.0 min.
Comment(s):
Onokenoga (or Lake of the Gods to the Mohawk First Nation people) depicts an ancient Mohawk legend of tragic romance. So deep was the connection between these two young lovers, legend has it that the spirit of the young girl wanders the shores to this day
