1: (Easy) No divisi in voice parts, accompaniment doubles or supports vocal parts, diatonic, symmetrical phrases, textures mostly homophonic, simple rhythms, stepwise voice leading (conjunct), moderate ranges, no extended techniques, and limited sustained singing.
2: (Medium Easy) Limited divisi, voices somewhat independent from accompaniment, some chromatics, phrases may be longer or more fragmented, mostly homophonic, moderate rhythmic complexity, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderate ranges, extended techniques are simple, limited sustained singing.
3. (Medium) Limited divisi, unaccompanied, or with independent accompaniment (voice parts not doubled), many chromatics, phrases of varying lengths, more contrapuntal textures, moderately complex rhythms, some difficult intervals (disjunct motion), moderately difficult/challenging ranges, extended techniques are potentially challenging, and some sustained singing.
4. (Medium Difficult) Abundant divisi, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, many difficult intervals (disjunct motion), difficult/challenging ranges, potentially difficult extended techniques, and a demand for sustained singing.
5. (Difficult) Adundant divis, unaccompanied, or accompanying instruments are fully independent from voice parts, many chromatics and/or key changes, long and/or broken phrases, potentially little homophony, complex rhythms, extreme ranges, use of challenging or unusual extended vocal techniques, abundant sustained singing.
4 reviews for Gamaya (SATB) (Rudoi)
Philip Brown –
A hauntingly beautiful melody to sing, Gamaya is a wonderful way to build independent confidence in your ensemble. It establishes beautiful melodic lines, with lots of shape and natural text emphasis. So happy to have been the choir to premiere such an important concert round.
Mark Stover –
This is a piece on which all voices and abilities can quickly embrace its message and shine in performance. It’s adaptable in ways that make it accessible to small choirs or large festival choruses. A wonderful way to open a concert or a set of music, in particular!
Tesfa Won –
This music was excellent for the middle school mixed choir I did in April!! The kids had no trouble learning it, and after making a few minor edits due to the tenor/bass specifications we had, there was an excellent performance.
Liz Pauly –
The choir members loved this piece. The use of repetition in the work makes it a fast learn, even for less advanced groups, leaving us time to work on nuances.
For our performance we accompanied it with tabla, which worked really nicely. It is a great piece for teaching line. This is an excellent piece – I’d program it again in a heartbeat.