South African Drinking Song (Suid-Afrikaans Drinklied)
How do you adapt contemporary choral techniques for community choirs? Progressing through the three verses, this piece becomes more and more intoxicated and more vocally experimental...
Info
YEAR OF COMPOSITION
2005
INSTRUMENTATION
Mixed choir (SATB) or equal voices (SSAA or TTBB)
DURATION
4'
commissioned by
Koor&Stem for the collected work Componistenlink
LYRICS
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Lyrics by
Willem Jacobus du Plessis Erlank (1901-1984), from ‘Phaeton en andere gedigte’ (1931) -
Language
Afrikaans
PREMIÈRE
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Date
9 June 2005 -
Location
Town Hall, Aalst (Belgium) -
Performers
De 2de Adem -
Conductor
Maarten Van Ingelgem
SCORE
Publication
South African Drinking Song is published under its original name, Suid-Afrikaans Drinklied, by Koor&Stem in collected works Componistenlink gemengde stemmen and Componistenlink gelijke stemmenAUDIO
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CD Recording
16 August 2005, Antwerps Kathedraalkoor rehearsal room, Goeyvaerts Consort (Aquarius), Marc Michael De Smet (conductor), K&S T.M. 007 (sold out) -
CD Recording
22 October 2017, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk, Doel, by DDe Minnezangers, Johan De Leenheer (conductor), ‘Parels - Eigentijdse koormuziek van Vlaamse componisten', PRL9240 -
YouTube
South African Drinking Song by Cantilene
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