Choral (SSA Choir)
SKU: HL.35031925
Arranged by Greg Gilpin.
Shawnee Press. Concert.
Octavo. 16 pages.
Published by Shawnee
Press (HL.35031925).
ISBN 9781540013705.
UPC: 888680719890.
6.75x10.5
inches.
Translating
as “Hush” or
“Quiet child, baby,
little one,” this
arrangement incorporates
a South African folk song
lullaby with additional
original music using
lyrics from another South
African lullaby. The
subtle percussion,
included in the choral,
is played lightly as the
piece begins in unison,
then a round, adding
harmony and later a
descant which provides a
“heavenly”
layer above the folk
melody.