| World music arrangements | ||
| 27
titles | ||
| 1. |
Around the World in 80 Seconds
SSAA with solos
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SATB with solos
Level
IV
Six short fragments from six continents
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| 2. |
Black Is the Color
Level
III
A nice sounding, open arrangement of this well-known Scottish folk song
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| 3. |
Bottom
Level
I/II
The earth is going down the drain, but no one seems to notice
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| 4. |
Cantus Inaequalis
Level
III
A lyrical piece taken from the first cd of Adiemus, in five-four time
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| 5. |
Empire State of Mind
Level
III
A world music arrangement, with “America” from “The West Side Story” as an inspiration
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| 6. |
Halah
Level
III
Avishai Cohen combines Eastern melodies with Western harmonies
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| 7. |
Hov Arek
Level
III/IV
An old Armenian song, embellished with beautiful jazzy chords
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| 8. |
Käppee
Level
III/IV
A fierce Finnish song about the meddling women from the village
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| 9. |
Kothbiro
Level
III
A tranquil African song, used in the film “The Constant Gardener”
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| 10. |
M’fhearann Saidhbhir
Level
IV
A Schottish folk song, completed with a viruozo solo from another Schottish song
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| 11. |
Makom Lideaga
Level
III
A Hebrew song, among others performed by Noa
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| 12. |
Merci a la Vie
Level
III
A translation of “Gracias a la vida” by Mercedes Sosa
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| 13. |
Mere Words
Level
III
Bobby McFerrin thinks that this song actually doesn’t describe good enough the beauty of his love
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| 14. |
Mishaela
Level
II
A lyrical, Hebrew song of Israeli Noa
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| 15. |
Morenika
Level
III
A nice slightly jazzy arrangement of this Spanish folk song, using varying time signatures
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| 16. |
Nyfallith Regn
Level
IV
A song in the less common 7/4 time by this mysterious singer from Iceland
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| 17. |
O Sifuni Mungu
Level
II/III
A well-known African arrangement, rearranged for SSAA
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| 18. |
On Children
Level
III
A text by the Eastern philopher Kahlil Gibran set to music
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| 19. |
Prayer to the One
Level
I/II
A semi religious piece by the Sweet Honey in the Rock, a world music group from the States
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| 20. |
Quiet Joys of Brotherhood, The
Level
III
This Irish song in the performance of Vocal Distancing PNW
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| 21. |
Shir Preda
Level
IV
A beautiful Hebrew song, in a time signature which is hard to grasp
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| 22. |
Thousand Ways
Level
II/III
A bold soul piece in which Marie Doulne sings about the variety of people
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| 23. |
Varvindar Friska
Level
III
A traditional Swedish song in a jazzy arrangement
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| 24. |
Vie en Rose, La
Level
III
Edith Piaf is in love, arranged in a bossa nova-style
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| 25. |
Wade in the Water
Level
III
Eva Cassidy’s version of this spiritual
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| 26. |
Wah Jhi Le Yihm
Level
IV
A native American song, used in the 1998 movie “Smoke signals”
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| 27. |
Wayfaring Stranger
Level
III
A work song which starts in a traditional way and ends in a modern way
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| E Published by Edition Molenaar | ||
