9781989010167

9781953441096

9781989010174

A tribute to Yankton Dakota writer, musician, and activist Zitkála Šá.

The 1st movement for any stringed instrument; the 2nd movement for singer, without text; the 3rd movement for any electronic or non-electronic instrument; the 4th movement for flute doubling on singing, humming, whisttling, and hissing; the 5th movement for woodwind instrument; the 6th movement for lamps and radios; the 7th movement for any instrument; the 8th movement for voice and 2 drums singing words of vocables of the singer's choice; the 9th movement for voice (sung, spoken, or read) or any horn; the 10th movement for unspecified performer; the 11th movement for any instrument and an audience of at least 11 people; the 12th movement for voice; the 13th movement for voice and 2 instruments.

Includes preface, performance instructions, texts by each artist, composer's essay, and biographical information.

The vocal movements have English words or random syllables of the singer's choice, or are textless.

Graphic notation.

For Laura Ortman

For Cheryl L'Hirondelle

For Suzanne Kite

For Barbara Croall

For Jacqueline Wilson

For Autumn Chacon

For Heidi Senungetuk

For Ange Loft

For Joy Harjo

Carmina Escobar

For Olivia Shortt

For Candice Hopkins

For Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Aleatory music > Scores.

Aleatory music.

Scores.