Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1342279 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Ran Whitley. Jewish,Multicultural,Patriotic,Traditional,World. 18 pages. Gordon Cherry #927793. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.1342279). Hatikvah (The Hope), the National Anthem of Israel has been wonderfully arranged for standard brass quintet by Ran Whitley.The text for the anthem was first written in 1878 by Naftali Herz Imber a Polish poet. Soon after, Shmuel Cohen a, a young musician living on an early kibbutz in Ottoman-ruled Palestine adapted the music from European folk melodies. The popular anthem was used along with the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 and was officially accepted by a vote of the Knesset in 2004.Whitley's arrangement in the original key of D minor adds an optional series of variations as a bonus! Plus, the Hebrew, English translation and English transliteration are included on one page that can be reproduced for audiences to sing along with.Appropriate for moderately advanced performers.