Matériel : Vocal Score
A unique and exciting Christmas offering for school or church use! Jonathan Crutchfield has taken a Youruban folk text and arranged it for SATB voices with a brief soprano solo and some very interesting percussion parts. Betelehemu gets its intense rhythms from African drumming techniques. This electric a cappella crowd-pleaser lends itself easily to choreography and is extremely effective any time multicultural emphasis is desired.The demo recording heard here is by the First Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir Huntsville Alabama directed by Harry Wooten.
SKU: BT.WH33172
ISBN 9788759841631.
The work is based on the Latin Christmas hymn Puer natus in Bethlehem from the 13th century, and along the way, the German fishing melody Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem from the 16th century onwards. The latter can be sung in English, German or Danish at will. The work can be sung a cappella or with piano accompaniment (WH33172A). Version for upper voices also available.