SKU: CF.CPS76F
ISBN 9780825867507. UPC: 798408067502. 9 X 12 inches. Key: C major.
I. Jambo is the first movement of a larger composition entitled Ngoma za Kenya. Written while composer Paul Basler studied in Kenya, the piece reflects the joyous optimism of the country's people. It is riddled with energetic rhythms, harmonies, and melodies from the indigenous music of Kenya. Bands will have a great time playing this piece!
SKU: CF.CPS76
ISBN 9780825867491. UPC: 798408067496. 9 X 12 inches. Key: C major.
SKU: AP.47438
UPC: 038081545387. English.
Inspired by the joyous optimism of the Kenyan people, this energetic greeting prelude for string orchestra will delight performers and audiences alike with its rhythmic drive and call-and-response echoes. Paul Basler's Kenyan-influenced compositions use call-and-response and motivic manipulation as organizational methods. He reinforces specific pitches by using them frequently and stressing them metrically and rhythmically---using syncopation, regrouping of beats, and changing meter.
SKU: AP.47438S
UPC: 038081545394. English.
SKU: CF.CPS97
ISBN 9780825870606. UPC: 798408070601. Key: F minor.
Sundowner, the second movement to Ngoma za Kenya, is a quiet interlude, depicting that time of the day when one relaxes under a favorite tree, sipping a drink, having a bite to eat and talking with friends while the sun goes down over the African savannah. Composer Paul Basler uses a wide array of harmonic shifts and colors in this musically satisfying piece.
SKU: CF.CPS97F
ISBN 9780825870613. UPC: 798408070618.
SKU: CF.CPS98
ISBN 9780825870620. UPC: 798408070625. 9x12 inches. Key: C major.
Kwaheri, the third movement of Ngoma za Kenya, contains similar gestures to the previously released first movement, Jambo (2008), but is harmonically more progressive. Stylistic influences in the work come from the composer's experiences with Kenyan choral traditions (call and response) and the joyful, optimistic, and celebratory nature of Kenyan culture.