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Inspirare : for soprano and piano / Wilma Pistorius; lyrics by Rosalie Sprooten
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Voice and piano
Scoring:
zang pf
Looking for the Possible Embrace : for violoncello / Wilma Pistorius
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Wu Li : grand solo for unaccompanied cello, 1986, revision 1987 / Jan Vriend
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
Stonehenge study 11 : for violoncello, 1990 / David Little
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Cello
Scoring:
vc
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.