Pageanu, CHINDIA ‘SATB ‘Opt. piano accompaniment duration: 3:08, * Alexandr Pascanu based ona Romanian folk dance tune [ap SANTA BARBARA MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. Post Office Box 41003, Santa Barbara, CA 93140 WEBSITE: www.sbmp.com.‘Alexandru Pagcanu (pronounced Pash-KAH.-noo) was born and diedin Bucharest, Romapia. He was a composer of choral, orchestral, and chamber music, and a member of the facblty of the Music Conservatory in Bucharest. He published several books and journal articles ‘on Romanian folksongs, choral arranging, music theory, and composition. The Compo: CChindla (pronounced keen-DEE-uh) is perhaps Pagcann’s most famous composition, Its based on an instrumental Romanian folk dance by the same name. Chindia, besides being the name of a folk dance, refers both to the time of day just before the sun sets art to the place in the sky where the sun goes down. The dance is performed by both men and women. ima closed circle, the dancer's arms on each other's shoulders. A vigorous dance, it uses small steps, and may inelude amusing, somewhat athletic stunts. One can picture this festive dance being performed outside atthe end of the day. ‘There are no words inthis ong, only Pascanu’s imaginative use of descriptive mono-sllables, (Musicians will recognize a brief passage of solfeggio in the soprano part at the end ofthe andante section.) Romanian vowel pronunciation isthe same as lalizn, AH, EH, EE, OH, (00, unless there is diacrtieal mark over the vowel—there are none in this piece, Although the piano part was added by the composer, he preferred to hear the piece sung ‘unaccompanied, me ee Santa Barbara Music Publishing is grateful to Pascal Bentoiu, President of Uniunea ‘Comporitorilor Si of Bucharest, Romania for permission to publish Chindia. His comment: “"Pascanu was a wonderful man, both in professional as in in human respect. We should be ‘lad to see this masterpiece becoming accessible to American choirs." And, We extend our ‘thanks to Lucia Kanchenisn of Lemon Grove, California for instructing us in Romanian pronunciation. Recording Wisconsin High School Honor Choir Dr Charlene Archibeque, conductor SBMPCDI “Available from the publisher 805-962-5800 or wwsbmp.com ‘Vise www.sbmp.com to heat compete recordings 10 500 complete scores of the entre SBMP catslogi hy hn sor 44 ngred Chindia ate Jeane to Nod” Aen. fe pe kete wane ie a rears oe Shperror sop tifomania osSHH Gauaeek wiekem peaon a a a an a iain a a abhubene oboe a a holo ral ‘molto ralmy ee al 7 (Bl andantino 4-72 aft a sa pe ferry addi pe aididie ‘iciice pare Gididie par dita iii paee te(a ka ta nt katour Whe cose reer