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[Amen siakudumisa]

[Amen siakudumisa]

Composer: S. C. Molefe
Published in 40 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Composer: S. C. Molefe

Stephen Cuthbert Molefe (1917-1987)-- Since most African languages are tonal, a melodic shape emerges directly from speaking the text. Stephen Molefe was among the first South African musicians that Fr. Dargie worked with in these workshops. Molefe was born of Sotho descent in the Transkei area of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. A choirmaster at the Catholic Church, he was not only a skilled musician but also fluent in a variety of South African languages including Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, Afrikaans and English. Fr. Dargie met Molefe in 1977 at a composition workshop and transcribed a number of his works into staff notation. They include a wide variety of musical styles, “Masithi-Amen” being among the simplest.… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Amen siakudumisa]
Composer: S. C. Molefe
Place Of Origin: South Africa
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 33333 21244 44432
Key: F Major
Source: South African;George Mxadana (as taught by)
Copyright: © Lumko Institute, South Africa

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ Volume 10: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 819 - 893
    Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Aaron David Miller
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2009) pp. 846
  • Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Piano Volume 10: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 819 - 893
    Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Glenn Wonacott
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2009) pp. 846

Organ Solo

  • The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 19: General: A - Angel's
    Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Ralph C. Schultz
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1983) pp. 42

Instances

Instances (1 - 40 of 40)

Africa Praise Songbook #3

African American Heritage Hymnal #122

Celebrating Grace Hymnal #316

Chalice Hymnal #30

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #824

Common Praise (1998) #336

Community of Christ Sings #109

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #846

Gather Comprehensive #536

Global Praise 1 (Rev. ed.) #4

Audio

Glory to God #598

Halle Halle #8

Hymnal #64

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #824

Hymns of Truth & Light #41

Text

In Every Corner Sing #6

Text

Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #453

Audio

Lift Up Your Hearts #921

TextPage Scan

Many and Great #46

Moravian Book of Worship #840

Text

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #19

Text

RitualSong #698

Santo, Santo, Santo #596

Sing the Faith #2067

Audio

Sing! A New Creation #287

Singing Our Faith #284

Singing the Faith #770

Audio

Small Church Music #1235

Songs for Life #110

The Book of Praise #264

The Faith We Sing #2067

The New Century Hymnal #760

This Far By Faith #279

Together in Song #704

Total Praise #115

Text

Voices Together #90

Voices United #431

With One Voice #786

Worship and Rejoice #741

Zion still Sings #56

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