Wekselman, José Sosaya: Wawa pampay
30,00 €
From 2nd score: 0.30 € /copy
Wekselman, José Sosaya: Wawa pampay
30,00 €
From 2nd score: 0.30 € /copy
| Title of the work | Wawa pampay |
| Translation in English | Burial of children |
| First words | tupamurqanki – maypiñam – Cielo ripuq wawallaywan |
| Subtitle | Joint 3rd prize in the Tapiola Choir's International Choral Composition Competition 2024 |
| Performance marking | 1/4=72 |
| Original tune | Traditional Peruvian |
| Year of composing | 2023 |
| Number of bars | 67 |
| Duration | 2:45 |
| Poet / Collection | Traditional Inca Empire |
| Language | Quechua |
| Division of parts | 4S1A-div |
| Number of voices | 5 |
| Solo voices | No |
| Instruments | No |
| Style | Contemporary, Traditional |
| Subject area | Children, Death, Funeral, Tapiola Choir |
| 1st performance | 9.6.2024 by Tapiola Choir / Pasi Hyökki |
Product additional information
Wawa Pampay, Quechua phrase, language of the Inca Empire (Peru) that means “burial of children”; Traditional melody from the Ayacucho region located in the south east of Peru, sung when an infant dies.
It is made up of 2 phrases that use a total of 4 musical sounds. Sosaya presents this melody in different registers and tempos, with different accompaniments, adding an introduction and a postlude.
