Horizons (1995)
( Sleep my springbok baby )
... Commissioned for the King's Singers by the Foundation for the Creative Arts (South Africa) ...
Dijk, Péter Louis van (born in 1953) [ South Africa ; The Netherlands ]
Edition
Published by
Hal Leonard Corporation
[USA]
, 1995
Ref. :
HL 08742856
(22 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
1995 The K.S. Music Co.Ltd
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
san
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular
Mood of the piece:
rhythmic ; contemplative ; sincere ; slow
Type of Choir:
SATTBB (6 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
7.0 min.
Origin:
South Africa
Comment(s):
A painting, dating back to the early 1700s in a cave in the Western Cape in South Africa by the San bushmen tribe, serves as a poignant reminder of the incredible powers of observations of these now virtually extinct people.
