Linthicum-Blackhorse: Inipi Wayajopi

Description

• Composer: William Linthicum-Blackhorse (1989-)
• Format: Set of 5 Scores
• Instrumentation: Flute Ensemble
• Work: Inipi Wayajopi
• Binding:
• Work Languages: English, Lakota
• ISMN: 9790302121893
• Size: 8.4 x 11.0 inches
• Pages: None

Description

William Linthicum-Blackhorse – Inipi Wayajopi for Flute Choir and/or Voice. This piece is designed to engage the performer in the purification “sweat-lodge ceremony,” called an Inip̄i, by acting out the different sounds that occur as well as playing traditional Lakȯ tā melodies. Enveloping the audience in the sounds of a sweatlodge, absent of light and outside influences, provides a glimpse into a very protected world of indigenous spirituality. in no way does this performance enact the real ceremonial experience of the sweat-lodge, rather it gives renewed perspective of an often misunderstood and misused spiritual practice.