SKU: BR.CHB-5364
ISBN 9790004412947. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
The Sephardic culture originates from the Jewish population of Spain that was banished at the end of the 15th century and afterwards spread to the whole of the Mediterranean area, the Balkan and North Africa. Its unique Spanish dialect Ladino was preserved, finding musical expression in ballads, lyrical and paraliturgical songs for the most part. The choir conductor and composer Ohad Stolarz took eight of these Sephardic Folk Songs and arranged them as a cappella settings for four-part mixed choir. These arrangements may be performed both as a cycle and individually, being also suitable for non-professional choirs due to their lack of difficulty. The musically and harmonically colorful, partly also exotic pieces therefore present an enrichment for the program of every interculturally interested choir. The informative preface and the translations of the lyrics into German and English enable the content-related engagement with Sephardic culture, too. Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Sepharad and Aschkenaz by Alon Wallach.Audio samples: RIAS Kammerchor, dir. Justin Doyle, recording by Deutschlandfunk KulturThe melodies are often quirky, the vocal ranges are unchallenging and there is plenty of material at the back of the volume to help with translation and pronunciation. A group of these a cappella pieces in a concert would be a most attractive proposition.(Jeremy Jackman, Choir and Organ)Sephardic Folk Songs, also suitable for non-professional choirs.
SKU: BR.CHB-5364-00
Sephardic Folk Songs, also suitable for non-professional choirs.
The Sephardic culture originates from the Jewish population of Spain that was banished at the end of the 15th century and afterwards spread to the whole of the Mediterranean area, the Balkan and North Africa. Its unique Spanish dialect Ladino was preserved, finding musical expression in ballads, lyrical and paraliturgical songs for the most part. The choir conductor and composer Ohad Stolarz took eight of these Sephardic Folk Songs and arranged them as a cappella settings for four-part mixed choir. These arrangements may be performed both as a cycle and individually, being also suitable for non-professional choirs due to their lack of difficulty. The musically and harmonically colorful, partly also exotic pieces therefore present an enrichment for the program of every interculturally interested choir. The informative preface and the translations of the lyrics into German and English enable the content-related engagement with Sephardic culture, too. Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Sepharad and Aschkenaz by Alon Wallach.Audio samples: RIAS Kammerchor, dir. Justin Doyle, recording by Deutschlandfunk KulturSephardic Folk Songs, also suitable for non-professional choirs.
SKU: OT.28101
ISBN 9789655050752. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.
Song cycle in Ladino for mezzo-soprano and piano. The song cycle Sarina kanta is sung in Ladino and was inspired by Sephardic folk songs. Various folk songs are quoted in the work. The first movement is a fantasia based on a poem by Avner Perez, Sarina kanta romansas, (Sarina sings romances). Sarina is Perez' grandmother, whose memory is recalled in this cycle of poems. The remaining movements are based on songs from the Ladino repertoire. Sarina kanta is also published for soprano and piano, and in the original version for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra. Contents:Sarina kantaUna matika de rudaYa abasha la noviaLa EstreyasYa salio de la marDaniel Akiva is a composer, performer, and educator whose performances on guitar and lute have won great acclaim. Mr. Akiva graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem in 1981, where he studied classical guitar with Haim Asulin and composition with Haim Alexander. In 1987 he completed his studies at the Geneva Conservatorium in Switzerland where he studied lute with Jonathon Rubin and composition with Jean Ballisa. FOr many years he chaired the Music Department at the WIZO High School for the Arts in Haifa, which he founded in 1986, and served as the Artistic Director of the Guitar Gems Festival from 2006-1019. As part of his work at WIZO High School, he has developed a method for teaching free improvisation that has been incorporated into the music program at the school.Mr. Akiva has appeared in concert as a guitarist and lutist and given master classes in Israel, Europe, Russia, the United States, and Latin America. Daniel Akiva’s compositional output includes works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choir, voice and guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra. His works have been recorded on twelve CDs, the latest of which, Malchut, was issued by OR-TAV in 2014. A native of Haifa whose family has lived in Israel for over five hundred years, he was steeped in the Sephardic (Jewish-Spanish) tradition from his youth. Much of his compositional output has been devoted to a dialogue with the music of the Sephardic Jews. Daniel Akiva has also maintained a creative dialogue over many years with the poets and writers Amnon Shamash, Rivka Miriam, and Avner Peretz.
SKU: PR.14440686S
UPC: 680160639366. 9 x 12 inches.
Flute and guitar duo, along with string quartet, perform three movements based on Sephardic folk songs. The common theme is love just out of reach: the sad hope of finding love, the unrequited love for an older woman, the spurned love of the unfaithful (Searching, rejection, and loss, as Leisner says). The relevant folk songs are stated within each of the pieces - at the beginning of the first, in the middle of the second, at the end of the third, and are used as the base for Leisner's stream-of-conciousness meditations..
SKU: BR.CHB-32053-00
ISBN 9790004413531. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
Alon Wallach was born in 1980 in Jerusalem, Israel. His musical education began with the violin, and later he developed as a guitarist, completing his degree at the music academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Early in his studies, Wallach joined Asamblea Mediterranea, an ensemble specialized in the music of the Sephardic Jews. Beginning as lead guitarist, Wallach is now also the arranger and musical director of the ensemble.The Jews who have settled in Spain (Ivrit: Sepharad) since the beginning of the common era, called themselves Sephardim. Sephardic music has its roots in Spain, where between the 12th and 15th century a unique symbiosis of Muslim, Christian and Jewish culture developed. This edition will give choirs the opportunity to learn more about the extraordinary world of sephardic music.Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Aschkenaz by Alon Wallach and Sephardic Folk Songs.
SKU: BR.CHB-32107-00
ISBN 9790004413548. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
Alon Wallach was born in 1980 in Jerusalem, Israel. His musical education began with the violin, and later he developed as a guitarist, completing his degree at the music academy in Stuttgart, Germany. Early in his studies, Wallach joined Asamblea Mediterranea, an ensemble specialized in the music of the Sephardic Jews. Beginning as lead guitarist, Wallach is now also the arranger and musical director of the ensemble.Further choral literature on this topic can be found in the volumes Sepharad by Alon Wallach and Sephardic Folk Songs.
SKU: HL.645919
ISBN 9781936098040. UPC: 008148009466. 9.0x12.0 inches. Compiled, arranged & edited by John W. Schaum.
These revered Jewish folk and holiday songs have been simplified so that they are easily playable by most students. Respectful arrangements retain the traditional characters of the music. This collection is intended for all types of youth and adult Jewish organizations, clubs and groups. The selections are mainly in Hebrew in either the Ashkenazic or the Sephardic dialect. There are a few songs in Yiddish and English. The vocal ranges of the melodies are in suitable keys for group singing. 21 songs, including: Adon Olam * Chauka Song * Eli Eli * Hatikvah * Hava Nagila * Shalom Chaveyreem * Zum Gali Gali * and more.
