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SATB choir, Nay (ad lib.), Qanun, Oud. percussion, violin, cello SKU: EC.LMP026CS Composed by Kareem Roustom. Secular, 21st century. Instrument parts. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #LMP026CS. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.LMP026CS). Composed in 2015, Embroidered Verses was commissioned for the Crossings Choir under Donald Nally and the Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Takht Ensemble, directed by Hanna Khoury, through a grant from the Pew Trust. The work is a setting of four Arabic Andalusian poems for a western choir and a traditional Arabic ensemble. The poems are a by Ibn Khafaja (11th century Alzira) Um Al-Kiram (11th century Almira) and A-Qazaaz (11th century Almira) as well as an anonymous text. Duration: 20'Instrumental parts packet includes: Nay, Qanun, Oud, Percussion, Violin, Cello.