Folk songs
Karen P. Thomas
About this work:
Four movements:
1. Black is the color - Appalachian folksong
2. Kyrie des moines - French folksong
3. The water is wide - English folksong
4. Umrem - Slovakian folk song. The approximate translation: "Someday I'll day I'll die, though I don't know when. I'll be lying in the cold ground singing hop-tsup-tra-la-la."
Version: voice, piano
Year composed: 1982
Duration: 00:12:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with Keyboard
Instrumentation:
Instrumentation notes: Voice and piano (available for high, medium or low voice)