Bawo, thixo somandla (1980)
(Father, God Omnipotent)
... This is a prayer of supplication to God from a people in dire distress. ...
Mus.: Matyila, Archibald Arnold Mxolisi (1938-1985) [ South Africa ]
Arr.: Khumalo, James Steven Mzilikazi (1932-2021) [ South Africa ]
Edition
Published by
Samro
[South Africa]
, 1998
; in South Africa Sings vol 1
(63 p.)
Number of pages :
9
Type of material:
Score with keyboard for rehearsal only ; Solfa notation included ; Full score
Copyright :
SAMRO
ISMN/ISBN :
0 86964 566 8
Description
Text in:
Xhosa
Epoque:
20th century
(1950-1999)
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F sharp major
Duration:
5.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
Prayer ; Penitence ; Funeral service
Origin:
Transkei, South Africa
Musicological Sources:
Folk music
Data about the life of the work:
This song had been sung by a choir at a School for Disabled Children in Umtata, Transkei. The Soweto Teacher's Choir heard them sing it, and was so moved by the depth and feeling with which it was sung, that they immediately decided to learn it from them and import it to Soweto.
