John Kanaka
( I though I heard the Old Man say ; Der Käptn brüllt: Los, ihr Leute, hey )
... The word "Kanaka" (also "Tangata") means person or man in various Polynesian dialects and even today is still used proudly in French New Caledonia ...
Arr.: Emig, Hartmut (born in 1943) [ Germany ]
Mel.: Anonyme
Edition
Published by
Eres
[Germany]
, 2009
; in Haul away - ein neues Shantybuch
(67 p.)
Ref. :
eres 3535
; eres 3535-11
(1 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
ISMN/ISBN :
ISMN 979-0-2024-3535-2
Description
Text in:
English
; German
Epoque:
19 ; 20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Partsong ; Secular
Type of Choir:
TTBB (4 men voices )
Soloist(s):
Tenor (1) (1 soloist(s))
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.3 min.
Number of verses:
5
Origin:
North America ; Polynesia
