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Usiku Mwema
*M/TWO-PART
Usiku Mwema
Goodnight
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Christian “Ceej” Oliver
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the Voice of Choral Music
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2-part / opt 3-part accompanied with opt Percussion
Range:
Language: Swahili & English
Use: General
Time: Approx. 2:49
*Difficulty: Moderate
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Note to the Performer:
Begin singing this piece as if you are in the distance. The A-section should sound like a lullaby
being sung by someone trying to put a small child to sleep. The mood intensifies with the
addition of the drums during the “Lala salama” text, when the child says goodnight to his/her
parents.
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Next, the “Wakati” is a call-and-response. A small child asks: “When will I see you again” and
the parent replies “I will see you tomorrow.”
I hope all of you have fun with the piece and enjoy singing it as much as I enjoyed composing it!
Remember to always have fun with music and KEEP SINGING!
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Note to Conductor
Students could make their own rain sticks and shakers for the parts calling for them. The
shakers and rain sticks do not have to be exactly in time; it was my intention that the students
feel spontaneous like the animals in the rain forest.
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Swahili
Kwenda
Kulala
moja Kwehn-dah Koo-lah-lah moh-jah
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Yahn-goo mm-pehn-dwah
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Lala
Salama
Lah-lah Sah-lah-mah Go to sleep my dear one
Safe sleeping / Sleep well
Goodnight
Wakati
Utakuja
tena
Wah-kah-tee Oo-tah-koo-jah teh-nah
When will you come again?
Nitakuja
Kesho
Nee-tah-koo-jah keh-shoh
I will come tomorrow
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Usiku
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Oo-see-koo Mm-weh-ma
About the Composer
Christian J. “Ceej” Oliver - (b.1994) is a Syracuse, New York native, who is currently studying
at Long Island University-Post. He is pursuing a degree in Music Education with a focus in
voice and piano, with a minor in composition. He currently studies voice with Ruth Golden,
piano with Stephanie Watt, and composition with Carl Strommen. Several of his compositions
have premiered in the Syracuse / Long Island area and he received an honorable mention in
the NYSSMA (New York State School of Music Association) “Call of Composition”. He is
also the founder and artistic director of Kusikia Sisi: Voices for a Cause, a choir composed of
high school and college students committed to refining their choral skills while helping the
community through various projects during the summer months.
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Commissioned by LIU Post Summer Choir, Elaine Gates, Director
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Usiku Mwema
(Goodnight)
for Two-part, Optional Three-part Voices
with Piano and Optional Percussion*
Words and Music by
CHRISTIAN “CEEJ” OLIVER
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Part 2
Bongo Drums
Conga Drums
Wood Blocks
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Piano
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Go to sleep now!
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Go to sleep now!
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Now it's time
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Now it's time
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Percussion
Commissioned by LIU Post Summer Choir, Elaine Gates, Director
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Usiku Mwema
(Shekere, Bongo Drums,
Conga Drums, Wood Blocks)
(Goodnight)
for Two-part, Optional Three-part Voices
with Piano and Optional Percussion
Swahili
Wood Blocks
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Words and Music by
CHRISTIAN “CEEJ” OLIVER
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Copyright © 2015 BLP Choral Music (ASCAP)
International Copyright Secured.
All rights reserved, including performance rights.
Printed in the U.S.A.
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