Jahaan

Five Indian Folk Songs
Vocal score
ISBN: 978-0-19-358069-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 88 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 10 g

for SATB, piano, and percussion

Jahaan is a set of five characterful folk song arrangements from different states and languages of India. The Hindi word 'jahaan' translates roughly to 'that place where', evoking a sense of both distance and possibility, and each of the work's movements touches on this feeling of 'home' in a different way. The first depicts the joy associated with rain in the deserts of Gujarat, expressed by lively rhythmic patterns that sweep across the choir. The lyrical second movement uses bread-making as a metaphor for a deep, lasting marriage. 'Boitha maro re' is from an area with many waterways, and uses a boat and its oar as a metaphor for a life guided by the hand of the divine. The ethereal setting of 'Dharti dhorã ri' recounts the unearthly beauty of the sand dunes of Rajasthan. The vibrant final movement describes the snake boat races that happen around the Onam festival, in a fight song of pride for home and community that brims with warmth.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Esmail, Reena

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Mor bani thhanghat kare

- Are sausar sausar

- Boitha maro re

- Dharti dhorã ri

- Kuttanadan punjayile

Über Autor(innen)

Reena Esmail works between the worlds of Indian and Western classical music and brings communities together through the creation of equitable musical spaces. Esmail holds degrees from The Juilliard School and the Yale School of Music, and her music has been performed by major orchestras, choirs, and chamber groups all over the world. A resident of Los Angeles, Esmail is the 2020-25 Swan Family Artist in Residence with Los Angeles Master Chorale, and was the 2020-21 Composer in Residence with Seattle Symphony. She is the Artistic Director of Shastra, a non-profit organization that promotes cross-cultural music connecting musical traditions of India and the West.