Clarinet Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.533473 Composed by David Warin Solomons. Contemporary,Jewish,Standards. Individual part. 3 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #2994075. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.533473). Shem Ru’ahh for clarinet solo by David W SolomonsThe significance of the title relates to the fact that the clarinet is a wind instrument of great importance in Jewish culture, and the music reflects a somewhat Westernised view of this culture. The word “ â€×©× (shem) is often translated as “nameâ€, although it is not as abstract as the modern meaning of the word “name†because it also holds the underlying meaning of the name – for example one might call a person “Adam†and think of it as an abstract sequence of letters, which just happens to be a name, but the underlying meaning, or “shemâ€, is that the first Adam was so called because he came from out of the ground (“adamahâ€). The word “ רוח †(ru’ahh) means wind, but is often translated as “spiritâ€. The modern meaning of “spirit†evokes something incorporeal, but the word ru’ahh represents the very essence of what you are or what God is. In the case of God, it is a mighty rushing wind which fills the world and is everywhere. The significance of the title is therefore: The “name is the spirit†or rather, more literally, “the significance is the windâ€.
