This setting in Hebrew of the most famous traditional Chanukah text is based on an original melody and is not an arrangement of a preexisting one. The piece begins with a boisterous melody and contrapuntal writing in shifting meters. The middle section features slower, more staid, chorale-like music, dominated by a tenor solo. The closing section recalls the music of the opening. c. 2:25 Available Editions: SATB Choral Score, 5492 TTBB Choral Score, 7688. |
