Cantos lucumí : a los Orichas / Thomas Altmann.

Author/creator Altmann, Thomas, 1954-
Format Musical Score
Edition3rd rev. printing.
Publication InfoBrooklyn, N.Y. : Descarga, 1998.
Description1 score (307 pages) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subjects

Partial contents Cantos a eleggua -- Cantos a ogún -- Cantos a ochosi -- Canto a obaloke (Oke) -- Cantos a oricha oko -- Cantos a inle -- Cantos a babalú ayé -- Cantos a osain -- Cantos a obatalá -- Canto a odduduá -- Canto a dada -- Danto a oggué -- Cantos a aggayú -- Cantos a ibeyí -- Cantos a changó -- Cantos a obba -- Cantos a yeguá -- Cantos a oyá -- Cantos a yemayá -- Cantos a ochún -- Cantos a orunmila (Orunla) -- Cantos a eleggua / Echú (cierre) -- Canto a olokun del cierre.
General noteFor soloist, chorus and drummers (güiro, bembé, batá).
General note"Includes minor corrections and improvements of the first and second edition!"--T.p. verso.
General note" ... 275 Afro-Cuban chants of ancient Yoruba origin"--P. [ii].
General noteContains extensive prefatory material on history of the project, musical features, meaning of songs, pronunciation, the Yoruba religion and its liturgical order, and song forms.
General noteContains appendices of the Orichas, feast days, instruments, tempos, glossary, and explanatory notes.
LanguageLyrics from an ancient form of the Yoruba language.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks M2188.A45 C35 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold