fre o (satb)
- Catalog ID: S-327
- First Line: O brother, you tell us your sickness will not be healed.
- Composer: Sten Kallman
- Voicing: satb
- Solo: S
- Accompaniment: percussion
- Language: Haitian
- Country: Haiti
- Series: Global Rhythms Choral Series
- Other: GRCS, new 2010
- Score: View Score
- Sound: Listen
Price:
$1.95
Description
The Republic of Haiti was created in 1804 by slaves who revolted against France. Modern Haitians are descended from generations of intermarriage between a variety of West African nations, with some influence from the French and the Taino Indians. Haitian cultural life is a rich mix of these influences, and the Voudou religion has become an effective synthesis of Christianity and West African beliefs.
Fre O is an appeal to the Voudou spirits Dambala, the serpent, and Ayida, the rainbow.. Percussion parts are in the octavo, but the piece works equally well a cappella.