African Harmony
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Subtitle: Songs from Mama Africa
General Info
Year: 2017
Duration: c. 13:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $205.00 | Score Only (print) - $55.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V
(percussion detail desired)
Choir (SATB) (optional)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
African Harmony embraces a handful of beloved folk songs from the different cultures and countries of Africa. It highlights the following songs:
Sansa Kroma (Little Hawk) is a happy, buoyant melody familiar to the playgrounds of Ghana. While the children sing, a rock is passed around the circle to add to the kids’ fun.
Thula Thu Baba (Keep Quiet My Child) This well-loved lullaby is deeply ingrained into the Pan-African culture. The sounds of the words “to be silent” in the Xhosa language are themselves gorgeous and soothing. The lyrics roughly translate as: “God bless this land called Africa, may your spirits come and keep our conflicts far away.”
The song Khuluma (Speak) was made famous by South-African singer Miriam Makeba. It is a story from the townships of an unwanted suitor who is rebuffed by a woman whose husband has not yet returned from his job in the city. When the husband returns, he tells the visitor to stay away from his beloved.
Ilanga libuya, ilanga liyaphuma (The Sun Comes, The Sun Rises) This is a paean, a song of joy in the Zulu language to the promise of a new day.
Tshotsholoza (Go Forward) is a traditional Zimbabwean Ndebele tribal song, delivered in call-and-response style. Male migrant miners used to sing this song. It became so popular in South-African culture that the song is often referred to as South Africa’s second national anthem. The South-African soccer team sang Tshotsholoza as they charged onto the field of play for the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Johannesburg.
African Harmony was commissioned by Richard R. Fischer, Professor of Music at Concordia University, Chicago.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- New York Wind Symphony (Central Valley) (Richard Rogan, conductor) – 9 December 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- African Harmony (2017)
- Aladdin Suite (as arranger)
- American Prelude
- Aquarium (1991)
- At Kitty O'Shea's (2011)
- Beatles Collection (as arranger) (1982)
- Canticles (2007)
- Casanova (2000)
- Celtic Classics (2016)
- Ceremonial Fanfare (2005)
- Chanson de Matin (as arranger) (c. 1890/1988)
- Clair de lune (as arranger) (1890/1905/2017)
- Cloud Factory (2011)
- Continental Overture (1997)
- Copacabana (as arranger)
- Downtown Divertimento (2014)
- Dutch Masters Suite (2008)
- Echoes of San Marco (2016)
- Edgar (as arranger) (1889/2008)
- Extreme Make-Over (2004)
- Extreme Beethoven (2012)
- Fellini (2015)
- Festive Hymn (2007)
- Fifty Shades of E (2016)
- Highlights from "Riverdance" (as arranger) (1994/2014)
- Highlights from the Seville Suite (as arranger) (1992/2011)
- Hobbits Dance and Hymn (arr. Lavender) (1987/2006)
- Honky Tonk Ragtime (as arranger) (1985)
- James Bond 007 (1983/2021)
- Jazz Suite No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- March (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Lyric Waltz (as arranger) (post-1956/1995)
- Dance I (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Dance II (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Waltz No. 2 (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Finale (as arranger) (post-1956/1994)
- Joropo (as arranger)
- Jupiter Hymn (as arranger)
- Klezmer Classics (2004)
- La Fanciulla del West (as arranger) (1910/2008)
- La Quintessenza (1990/1998)
- Les Papillons (as editor)
- Loch Ness (1988)
- Lord of the Rings. See: Symphony No. 1
- Lord of the Rings (arr. Lavender) (1987/2001)
- Los Cuatro Vientos (2021)
- Madurodam (1997)
- March to Mars (as arranger) (1987)
- Marche Americana (as editor) (1997)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (as arranger) (1826/2022)
- Moment for Morricone (as arranger) (1966/1996)
- Mondriaan (2021)
- Musical Highlights from "Chess" (as arranger) (1993)
- The Painted Bird (2021)
- Pavane (as arranger) (1899/1991)
- Pennsylvania Faux Songs (2018)
- Phantom of the Opera (as arranger)
- Polish Christmas Music, Part I (1995)
- Ratatouille Satirique (as arranger) (/1994)
- Romeo and Juliet (as arranger). See: Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet"
- Rotterdam 1945 (2019)
- Sinfonietta No. 1 (2011/2012)
- Songs from the Catskills (2012)
- Spring (2010)
- Star Wars Saga (as arranger) (1987)
- Suite for Variety Orchestra (as arranger) (post 1956/1994)
- Suite from the Ballet "Romeo & Juliet" (as arranger) (1935/1990)
- Summer (2013)
- Symphony No. 1 (1987)
- Symphony No. 2 (1993)
- Symphony No. 3 (2007)
- Symphony No. 4 (2013)
- Symphony No. 5 (2018)
- Ancalagon, the Black (2018)
- UFO Concerto (2012)
- T-Bone Concerto (1996)
- Te Deum (as transcriber) (1900/2010)
- Two-Bone Concerto (2016)
- Teddy Trombone (as arranger)
- Triptychon (2023)
- Triumphal March (as arranger) (1872/2003)
- Un Momento Dado (2021)
- The Venetian Collection
- Via Claudia (2012)
- Wind in the Willows (2002)
- Windy City Overture (2006)
- The Witches' Sabbath (as arranger)
- The Woman in White (as arranger) (2006)
- The Year 2020 (2022)
Resources
- Johan de Meij website Accessed 19 July 2017
- Meij, J. (2016). African Harmony - Songs from Mama Africa : For Wind Orchestra and Optional Choir (SATB) [score]. Amstel Music: Amsterdam.
- Perusal score