Mankokotsane
( Moea oa tsoha o bokella maru. )
... Mantsoe a "Setsoto" ...
Moerane, Michael Mosoeu (1904-1980) [ South Africa ]
Edition
Published by
Mzilikazi Khumalo
[South Africa]
, 2003
; in Nation Building massed choir festival 2003
(108 p.)
Number of pages :
11
Editor or author of the restitution:
Khumalo, Mzilikazi
Type of material:
Choral score with piano for rehearsal only ; Solfa notation included
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Epoque:
20th century
(1950-1999)
Genre-Style-Form:
Children's song
Mood of the piece:
exciting
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
E major ; modal
Duration:
4.5 min.
Number of verses:
1
Origin:
Lesotho
Source of text:
Children's rain game (Sotho folk music)
Data about the life of the work:
Performed at the Sowetan Transnet SABC3 15th Massed Choir Festival by 20!choirs and the Nation Building Orchestra at the Standard Bank Arean,!Johannesburg, on 15 September 2003.
Comment(s):
A song of great excitement at new rain. Includes onomatopoeia.
