Mbira
Percussion Ensemble - Sheet Music

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Instruments
Drums
Marimba
Percussion
Ensembles
Percussion Ensemble
Publishers
C. Alan Publications
Formats
Set of Parts
Score and Parts
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Intermediate
Usages
School and Community
Percussion Ensemble Percussion Ensemble (marimba 1 (4-octave), marimba 2 (4-octave), marimba 3 (5-octave), hand drums (Low & high), Afuche, kick drum) - medium

SKU: CN.14890

Composed by David Hahn. Percussion Music. Score and parts. Duration 5:00. Published by C. Alan Publications (CN.14890).

The mbira is the classic instrument of Zimbabwe, with an entire musical genre developed around it. This work is work is based off of the traditional character of the instrument.

The mbira is the classic instrument of Zimbabwe, with an entire musical genre developed around it. It consists of approximately 20-24 flattened metal prongs fastened at one end to a bridge--usually some sort of box shape. The mbira sits in a calabash, a gourd, which acts as a resonator. The free ends of the metal prongs are plucked with the thumb of the left hand and the thumb and index finger of the right hand. The most important feature of mbira music is its chiming, cyclical nature, with each new repetition varying slightly from the last.