National Anthem of South Africa
( Nkosi sikelel'i Afrika ; Uit die blou van onse hemel ; Sounds the call to come together )
Arr.: Khumalo, James Steven Mzilikazi (1932-2021) [ South Africa ]
Mel.:
Sontonga, Enoch Mankayi
(1873?-1905)
[ South Africa ]
Villiers, Marthinus Lourens de
(1885-1977)
[ South Africa ]
Edition
Published by
Samro
[South Africa]
, 1998
; in South Africa Sings vol 1
(63 p.)
Number of pages :
5
Type of material:
Solfa notation included ; Full score
Copyright :
SAMRO
ISMN/ISBN :
0869645668
Description
Text in:
Xhosa
; Zulu
; Sotho
; Afrikaans
; English
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; National anthem
Mood of the piece:
patriotic
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Origin:
South Africa
Comment(s):
In January 1995, the than Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Dr Ben Ngubane, invited a small group of experts to form an "Anthem Committee" in order to work out a shortened, combined version of our National Anthem. This involved shortening
Pronunciation