Instrumental Duet Instrumental Duet,Piano,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.928491

Composed by Bongani Ndodana-Breen. 20th Century,African,Contemporary. Score and parts. 21 pages. Ndodana-Breen #6329513. Published by Ndodana-Breen (A0.928491).

The Casting of Bones is composed for violinist with piano accompaniment. The title is refers to a divining ceremony practiced by a sangoma,  the diviner-priest in the tradition of the Nguni-speaking people of Southern Africa. The music weaves in and out of Western and African musical styles, painting a musical portrait of the ceremonial life of these diviner-priests.This piece was commissioned by the Vancouver Recital Society for the violinist Scott St John.