Ogún: Let Him, Let Her Have the Iron
Halim El-Dabh
About this work:
Text by Halim El-Dabh (English and Yoruba). Commissioned by The Fortnightly Musical Club of Cleveland. Unpublished manuscript. Please contact the composer directly if you are interested in this work.
Year composed: 2000
Duration: 00:15:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Unknown
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Clarinet, 1 Trumpet, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Violin, ,1 Soprano soloist(s)
Instrumentation notes: The solo voice part is for dramatic soprano. The percussion part calls for marimba, tenor drum, and Nigerian percussion (batá and agogo).