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Kenya Contrasts
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Contents
General Info
Year: 1996
Duration: c. 2:20
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Curnow Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bells
- Finger Cymbals
- Shakers
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This concert work is based on melodies from Kenya which originate in two children's counting games. Using Wakarathe from the Kikuyu tribe and Tangewou from the Kipsigis tribe, this work is an excellent multi-cultural adventure.
- Program Note from publisher
Commercial Discography
None discovered thus far.
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class C
- Indiana: ISSMA JUNIOR BAND GROUP III
- Kansas: II
- Louisiana: II
- Oklahoma: II-A
- South Carolina: III
- Texas: II. Complete
- Virginia: III
- West Virginia: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Accolade (2011)
- Amazing Grace (2011)
- Barbarossa (1995)
- Caprice (1989)
- Creed (1988)
- Kenya Contrasts (1996)
- Labyrinth
- Latin Folk Song Trilogy (2000)
- Life Dances (2002)
- Quest, The (Himes)
Resources
- Himes, W. (1996). Kenya Contrasts [score]. Curnow Music Press: Wilmore, Ky.
- Miles, Richard B. 2000. Teaching Music Through Performance in Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 234-237.
