related works
Xi Què (Magpie) : for great bass recorder in C / Wilma Pistorius
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Recorder
Scoring:
rec-b
Looking for the Possible Embrace : for violoncello / Wilma Pistorius
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Recursive figuration : for 6 cellos, 1987 / Takayuki Rai
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
6vc
Nocturne und Romanze : Für vier Violoncelli / Samuel de Lange jr.
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
4vc
composition
Spell Cycle : for one cellist (cello & voice) / Wilma Pistorius
Other authors:
Pistorius, Wilma
(Composer)
Description:
Spell Cycle is based on a Zulu creation myth of the creator goddess Mamaravi, as told by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa and illustrated by Mark Mckeown in "Ma: Book One of the Tree of Life Trilogy" (2014). It is a story of a goddess creating the world, and like her story, the piece is a ritual, a dance and a lullaby. Through the piece, like a golden thread or a spell, runs a text in Zulu, the magical language of Pistorius’ childhood.