Quthing

(Quthing)

R39.00

ISMN
979-0-804003-34-5;979-0-804003-35-2
Catalogue No
JPM 118
Notation
Dual notation (staff & tonic solfa), Staff notation
Scoring
choir SATB
Edition
Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa Critical Edition
Category

Mohapeloa completed ‘Quthing’ in 1946, first publishing it in 1963 in the song book Binang ka Thabo (Songs of Joy) in Mazenod, Lesotho and re-publishing it in Cape Town in 1976 as song No. 24 of 25 in Meluluetsa ea Ntšetso-pele le Bosechaba Lesotho (Anthems for the Development of the Lesotho Nation). Quthing is a place in southwest Lesotho that, like Butha-Buthe, is both a district and a town. It also goes by the name of Moyeni and is the southernmost town in Lesotho, not far from the borders of both the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces of South Africa. This area, known as the southern highlands of Lesotho, is not as spectacular or rugged as the great peaks of the Maloti (Drakensberg) mountain range in the east, but is still quite elevated, and very beautiful.

Audio

Type:
Studio Recording
Performers:
Hlotse P.E.M.S. Church Choir, Lesotho. Originally recorded c1990, digitized by the SABC CDT1990. Mastered and reissued by ACE on CD in 2014.
Location:
Unknown
Source:
African Choral Legacy - Historic Recordings of J.P. Mohapeloa Track 11
Publisher:
African Composers Edition
Date:
2014