Michael Blake
LET US RUN OUT OF THE RAIN for string quartet
Bardic Edition BDE796
Catalogue Number: BDE0796
ISMN: 9790502444396
for string quartet. Score and parts included.
"Let us run out of the rain" paraphrases Nsenga kalimba music recorded in the Petauke District of Zambia by John Blacking in 1961, and subsequently transcribed by him. The tunes were composed and performed by Gideon Bingaili, Ackson Lungu, Taiad Mwanza and Ackson Zuly.
Originally composed for piano duet in 1986, the work was first performed by Roy Stratford and Michael Blake (piano) at the British Music Information Centre, London, on 23 June 1986. It was transcribed for the Fitzwilliam String Quartet in 1991 and both versions were revised in 1993. It can be played on classical or modern string instruments, but always without vibrato.
Duration 8 minutes
"Let us run out of the rain" paraphrases Nsenga kalimba music recorded in the Petauke District of Zambia by John Blacking in 1961, and subsequently transcribed by him. The tunes were composed and performed by Gideon Bingaili, Ackson Lungu, Taiad Mwanza and Ackson Zuly.
Originally composed for piano duet in 1986, the work was first performed by Roy Stratford and Michael Blake (piano) at the British Music Information Centre, London, on 23 June 1986. It was transcribed for the Fitzwilliam String Quartet in 1991 and both versions were revised in 1993. It can be played on classical or modern string instruments, but always without vibrato.
Duration 8 minutes
