Thaba chueu
( I saw the White Mountain )
(The White Mountain)
( Thaba Chueue ka e bona )
Arr.: Bopape, Matlakala (born in 19..) [ South Africa ; Polokwane ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 2008
; in The Folk Rhythm, Vol. 2
(82 p.)
Number of pages :
4
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Genre-Style-Form:
Call and response ; Folk music ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
affectionate ; playful ; happy
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Tonality:
A major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
This is a somewhat more extended song with four sections and a more involved dan and quite a lot of words to learn. It is always a choir and favorite.
Source of text:
traditional text
