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: S, cl, trb, pno, perc
Year composed: 1982
Duration: 00:12:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 2-5 Players
Instrumentation: 1 Clarinet, 1 Trombone, 1 Percussion (General), 1 Piano, 1 Soprano
Instrumentation notes: S, cl, trb, pno, perc