All That Could Never Be Said

Original Instrumentation

SSATBB Chorus, Tenor and Alto Soloists
2.2.2.2/4.0.2+1.1/Timp+5/Pno/Harp/Strings
[Perc: GC, Tam-tam, SusCym x2, Chimes, Finger Cymbals, Taiko, Ashiko, Shkr, Caxixi

Alternate Arrangements

Chamber Orchestration, SSATBB+Piano, SATB Octavo, etc.

Duration

3:30

Text

The Lord's Prayer (sung in Swahili)

Premiere and Commission Info

First performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Talisman A Cappella, conducted by Jack Wall, September 21, 2006. Commissioned by 2K Games for the video game Civilization IV.


 

PROGRAM NOTES

"Baba Yetu" is a Swahili setting of The Lord's Prayer, originally commissioned as the theme song for the video game Civilization IV. Since its debut in 2005, it's become an immensely popular choral work and one of the most critically acclaimed pieces of music written for a video game, winning a Grammy Award in 2011 for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists.

 

REHEARSAL MATERIALS

Lyrics

 

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Pronunciation Guides

 

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Pronunciation Recordings

 

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AVAILABLE EDITIONS

 

 

Full Orchestration
2.2.2.2/4.0.2+1.1/Timp+5/Pno/Harp/Strings
[Perc: GC, Tam-tam, SusCym x2, Chimes, Finger Cymbals, Taiko, Ashiko, Shkr, Caxixi]

 

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Chamber Orchestration
Significantly reduced winds, brass, and percussion (revised April 2017)

 

1.1.1.0/2.0.1+1.0/Timp+3/Pno/Harp/Strings
[Perc: SusCym, Taiko, Ashiko, Shkr, Caxixi]

 

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