Edition
Number of pages :
4
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
2004
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Secular ; Wedding Song ; Call and response
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; praise
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
A praise song normally sung in the context of a wedding, proclaiming acceptance and responsibility between the groom's clan and the new bride. The version sung by Polokwane Choral Society uses the name of their director, 'Matlakala', where the bride's na