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String Quartet No.1 (White Man Sleeps) was written for the Kronos Quartet and first performed by them July 1986, London.



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Chapters: John Joubert, Hendrik Hofmeyr, Priaulx Rainier, Surendran Reddy, Solomon Linda, Thomas Rajna, Kevin Volans, Isador Goodman, Cromwell Everson, William Henry Bell, Stefans Grové, Dawid Engela, John Edmond, Warrick Sony, David Kramer, Mira Calix, Joseph Shabalala, Dimitri Voudouris, Mark Kilian, Dihan Slabbert, Clem Tholet, Ernst Ueckermann, Taliep Petersen, Michael Rosenzweig, Lindley Evans, Niel Van Der Watt, Todd Matshikiza, Michael Brimer, Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Michael Blake, David Earl, Lebo M, Robert Fokkens, Johnny Dyani, List of South African Composers, Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph, Hannes Taljaard, Martin Watt, Enoch Sontonga, Paul Hepker, Darryl Andrews, Stanley Glasser, Paul Hanmer, Graham Newcater, Jürgen Bräuninger, Hannes Coetzee, Stephanus le Roux Marais, David Hönigsberg. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 204. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Joubert (pronounced ) (born 20 March 1927) is a British composer of South African descent, particularly of choral works. He has lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 40 years. A music academic at the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years, Joubert took early retirement in 1986 to concentrate on composing and has remained active into his 80s. Though perhaps best known for his choral music, particularly the carols Torches and There is No Rose of Such Virtue and the anthem O Lorde, the Maker of Al Thing, Joubert has composed over 160 works including two symphonies; violin, piano and bassoon concertos; and seven operas. Strubenholm, the home of the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town, from which Joubert graduated in 1944 photographed in June 2006.Joubert was born on 20 March 1927 in Cape Town, South Africa. His ancestors on his father's side were Hugenots, French Prote...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7670918 ... Read more

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Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques, his music displays a unique charm. Volans' distinctive sound is heavily in demand, and since the

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions.First Line is Hey, man, don't look so scared. You know I'm only testing you out...And there's a shadow in the sky and it looks like rain. ... Read more