Score
Psalm 11 : SSAATTBB / Clare Maclean ; Robert Alter translation.
Library shelf no. 782.555294/MAC 2 [Available for loan]
Work Overview
This setting of Psalm 11 draws from two Yemenite Jewish melodies which are adapted and fragmented. One is for Psalm 11 and the other is for the Jewish liturgical poem, "Kirya Yefefiya", which expresses a longing in exile for Jerusalem.
Work Details
Year: 2019
Instrumentation: SSATTBB Choir.
Duration: 6 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Chromatic harmonies.
Commission note: Commissioned by Adelaide Festival.. Commissioned by the Adelaide Festival of Arts with the generous support of the Adelaide Festival Commissioning Circle.
First performance: by The Song Company at AF: Justice (St Peter's Cathedral (North Adelaide)) on 29 Feb 2020
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
Yemenite Jewish chant.
Psalm 11 from 'The Book of Psalms', translated by Robert Alter. Copyright © 2007 by Robert Alter. Used by Permission of Georges Borchardt, Inc., on behalf of the translator. All rights reserved.
Analysis
Resonate article: ISCM World New Music Days 2021 in China - Australian works submitted by Australian Music Centre
Subjects
- Has as subject/About: Psalms
Performances of this work
29 Feb 2020: at AF: Justice (St Peter's Cathedral (North Adelaide)). Featuring The Song Company.
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