Sabbath cantata (1962)
The song of songs - Give ye to the Lord - Behold in peace - May peace be with you - A psalm for the sabbath - And the heaven - magnified and sanctified
( Shir hashirim ; Havu ladonai ; Lecha dodi ; Shalom aleichem ; mizmor shir ; Vaichulu hashamaym ; Ytgadal )
Seter, Mordecai (1916-1994) [ Israel ; Russia ]
Edition
Published by
Israel Music Institute
[Israel]
, 1962
Ref. :
I.M.I. 026
(102 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Hebrew
; Aramaic
+ adapted in
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1940-1949)
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Cantata ; Contemporary
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
Sopran (1) / Alt (1) / Tenor (1) / Bass (1) (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
String orchestra OR Organ
(5 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Violin (4) ; Viola (2) ; Cello (2) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
D
Tonality:
various
Duration:
30.0 min.
Musicological Sources:
Cantata has 7 independent movements related by common idea of sabbath. Melodic material is based on bible cantilations + liturgical chants of Sepharadic Jews.
Source of text:
a Sabbath hymn by Shlomo Halevi Al-Kabbetz (1556) ; Bibel ; Kaddish ; Sabbath Prayers
Pronunciation