Dhire-dhire : Little by little (Vocal score)

for SATB and piano Dhire-dhire sets a 'dohe' (couplet) by the fifteenth-century Indian mystic poet Kabir on the topic of patience.

Esmail explores the soundworld of the Hindustani classical tradition, with characteristic vocal ornamentation in the solo lines, and the score includes both devanagari script and a transliteration, for ease of reading.

Performance notes and a pronunciation guide are included in the octavo, and a video guide by the composer is available through a companion website.