Singing the Music
Composed by Michael D. Mendoza
Voicing: SA/SATB
Instrumentation: percussion & double bass
Catalog number: AMP 0359
Price: $2.40

Cantando La Música
Translation

Canto, Estoy cantando la música. Lai lai lai... Yo soy el canto, La melodía, La harmonía, Encantadora. Yo soy el sueño Que es tá soñiando y respirando La Música. La l a la...

I sing, I am singing the music. Lai lai lai... I am the song, The melody, The harmony, Enchantress. I am the dream That is dreaming And breathing The Music. La la la...

Pronunciation

a   like a in English father e.g.,canto, cantando, melodía
e   when stressed, like a in English pay e.g., sueñio
     when unstressed, like in English bet e.g., el,
i    like i in English machine, e.g., respirando, música
o   like o in English obey e.g., Canto, melodía, harmonía
u   like u in English rule e.g, música
ñ   like the ni sound in the English word onion e.g., sueñio, soñiando
y   like ee in English feet
ai  like the English eye e. g., lai
oy like the English word boy e.g., soy, estoy

The acute accent denotes word stress only.

Percussion notes:
The percussion instruments are suggestions only and the conductor is encouraged to experiment with different sounds.

Cantando La Música was commissioned by the Southwestern Division of the American Choral Directors Association and written for the Children's Honor Choir, directed by Henry Leck, the Middle School Honor Choir, directed by Lynne Gackle and the High School Honor Choir, directed by Rodney Eichenberger, for a combined performance at their convention in Oklahoma City, March 15-18, 2000.

Michael D. Mendoza
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
October 29, 1999

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