PSALM 27 FOR HAZZAN, CHOIR, ANDORCHESTRA BY ARIBARACK FISHER Submitted to thefaculty ofthe Jacobs School of Musicin partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for thedegree, Masterof Music IndianaUniversity May, 2018 ii Accepted bythefaculty ofthe Indiana University Jacobs School ofMusic in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements forthedegree Masterof Music _________________________________________________________________ ClaudeBaker, Directorof Thesis May5,2018 iii iv PSALM 27 FOR HAZZAN, CHOIR, AND ORCHESTRA ARI BARACK FISHER v ������� ��ᖟ�a����䁞� ���� ����� ,������ �������� � 1[A Psalm] of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom ������(� ��ᖟ�a ,�㟨ᖟ㟨����o�a ������ shall I fear?{N} The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? �������?��(� �����(� �����䁞 ��a ,�㟨��䁞 ������? � 2When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh,{N} ��������� ��� �� ��ᖟ � ���� �㟨������� �㟨��㔲 even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. ���?�� ���������� ���(�E�㟨a ,�㟨��䁞 �(�E�㟨����� � 3Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear;{N} �㟨� E�� ���E� ,�����? ����a�����a ,�㟨��䁞 ��������� though war should rise up against me, even then will I be confident. �  n㟨�E� ����� ���������� � a �����㟨��  ,�㟨�㟨� � 4One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after:{N} ��㟨ᖟ㟨� � a�����o ,��������� ��? ������  that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,{N} ������ ��? � n㟨���� ,��������㟨䁞���? ���E�㟨� to behold the graciousness of the LORD, and to visit early in His temple. ���䁞�� ����? ����oˆ��? ,��� ��൭�㔲�� ��o � 5For He concealeth me in His pavilion in the day of evil;{N} ���� a�a���� ,��㔲�? ������� �(� ��? ,��� �����㟨� He hideth me in the covert of His tent; He lifteth me up upon a rock. � ����� ,�������� ����?��(��� ,�㟨�������� �㟨����� �㟨䁞 ,�� ��� ����� ���㟨䁞�� � 6And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about ���䁞���� me; and I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices with trumpet-sound;{N} ������㟨� ,����ᖟ㟨�E�㟨� ����� �� I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. ���� �E䁞㟨� ��� ����� ������(� ����� �������o㟨a�  � 7Hear, O LORD, when I call with my voice, and be gracious unto me, and answer me. �  n㟨�E� ������ ��(��൭��(� ������ � �n㟨?����?�� �㟨a�� ,��� � 8In Thy behalf my heart hath said: 'Seek ye My face'; Thy face, LORD, will I seek. ��(���㟨䁞 ,�㟨��?�E㟨� �㟨� �����(ᖟ�a ,��(��൭ � ���㟨���㟨� � 9Hide not Thy face from me; put not Thy servant away in anger;{N} ���䁞� �� � �ʩ�� ,��� ���㟨䁞㟨���㟨��� ���  �䁠����㟨� �������� �������(䁞 Thou hast been my help; cast me not off, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. ���� ���㟨�㟨� �����㟨� ��������E䁞 ��ᖟ���� ��������o � 10For though my father and my mother have forsaken me, the LORD will take me up. �������  ,�㟨䁞㟨a������ ��a �㟨����? ,��� ���� ��(o��㟨� ,������ ��� ��� �� 11Teach me Thy way, O LORD; and lead me in an even path, because of them that lie in wait for me. ���a�� 㟨� ���� ,�(�( �� � 䁞 �����a�� ��o �����㔲  (�(��? ,��� �������㟨� �� 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries; for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out violence. ����ᖟ㟨� �(�(��? ����������E�? ������� ,�����㟨a��(���� ��� �� 13If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!-- ���������(� ,� �㟨��� ��(?�� � aE�㟨��� ,�㟨�E� ���������(� ,� �㟨� �� 14Wait* on the LORD; be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou for the LORD.{P} *Amorecommontranslationof“kaveh”(� �㟨�)wouldbe“hope”ratherthan“wait�” Therefore,passage14wouldbe“HopefortheLord,bestrongandHewillgiveyourheartcourage,andhopefor theLord�” PROGRAM NOTES Psalm27is recited twiceaday during the“Days ofAwe�” This isaperiod ofreflection and repentance observed byJews from Rosh Khodesh Elul,thefirst day of thelast month oftheHebrew year, to HoshanaRabbah,which is thelast day of Sukkot,thefestival followingtheDay ofAtonement, YomKippur. This psalm, believed tohave been written byKing David, opens with “The Lordis mylight and mysalvation� whom shall Ifear?” It is founded onaMidrash (a rabbinical story that help us understand theTorah�) This Midrash“associates the‘Light’ofDavid and the ‘Light’ofall human beings with Rosh Hashanah,when bythelight ofthe soul G�d searches out thedeepest recesses of thehumanbeing� The Midrash associates the‘Salvation’of David andof allhuman beings withYomKippur, theDay ofAtonement, when everyone is redeemed�”1 Theinspirationfor Psalm27for Hazzan ChoirandOrchestra comes from mymemories as a young Jewish boygrowing upattending synagogue� Thepiece borrows various nusakhim (melodies)I heard during different services throughout theyear sungbymy congregation’s cantor, Eric Wasser� Thepiece begins with the Hazzan (cantor) reciting thefirst line, which isanswered bythechoir(congregation), thenrepeated bytheHazzan, which is common practice inJewish services� Afterwards, theentire congregationfollows insilent davening (praying)� Thepiece then blossoms, emphasizingthemeaning andatmosphere ofevery passage as if theperson praying isdoingso with trueunderstanding andkavanah (to pray with intention)� 1SimonJacobson,60Days:ASpiritualGuidetotheHighHolidays (NewYork�KiyumPress,2003)� vi INSTRUMENTATION FLUTE 1 FLUTE 2 PICCOLO (Flute 3) OBOE 1 OBOE 2 ENGLISH HORN B�flat CLARINET 1 B�flat CLARINET 2 BASS CLARINET BASSOON 1 BASSOON 2 CONTRABASSOON F HORN 1 F HORN 2 F HORN 3 F HORN 4 C TRUMPET 1 C TRUMPET 2 C TRUMPET 3 TROMBONE 1 TROMBONE 2 BASS TROMBONE TUBA TIMPANI PERCUSSION (3) 1� Triangle Suspended Cymbal Crash Cymbals 2� Large Tam Tam 3� Bass Drum HARP SATB CHORUS HAZZAN (Tenor) VIOLIN I VIOLIN II VIOLA VIOLONCELLO CONTRABASS vii PSALM 27 Transposed Score Ari Barack Fisher for hazzan, choir, and orchestra dedicated to the loving memory of Harry Barack Ad lib. {q = c 60} in tempo (Maestoso) q = 60 Ad lib. {q = c 60} 1 U U U Flute 2 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ Piccolo U U U (Flute 3) & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 3 5 4 1 U U U Oboe 2 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U English Horn & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 4 4 4 U U U Clarinet in Bb 1 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Clarinet in Bb 2 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Bass Clarinet & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 1 U U U Bassoon 2 ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Contrabassoon ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ Ad lib. {q = c 60} in tempo (Maestoso) q = 60 Ad lib. {q = c 60} 1 U U U Horn in F 3 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 2 U U U Horn in F 4 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 3 5 4 1 U U U Trumpet in C 2 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Trumpet in C 3 & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 4 4 4 U U U Trombone 1 ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Trombone 2 ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Bass Trombone ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Tuba ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ Ad lib. {q = c 60} a tempo (Maestoso) q = 60 Ad lib. {q = c 60} U U U Timpani ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 3 5 4 Triangle CraSsuhs .C Cyymmbbaalsl ã Œ ∑ Œ ∑ U∑ Œ U∑ " U∑ Large Tamtam ã Œ ∑ Œ ∑ U∑ Œ U∑ " U∑ Bass Drum ã Œ ∑ Œ ∑ U∑ Œ U∑ " U∑ 4 4 4 U U U & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ Harp U U U ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ a tempo (Maestoso) q = 60 Ad lib. {q = c 60} Ad lib. {q = c 60} 3f 3 U U U Soprano & Œ ∑ Œ œ œ œj œ œ œ bœ œbœ œ b˙. œ bœbœœ œ œnœ ˙ " ∑ 3 A-do - nai ma'-oz kha - yai mi - mi ef-khad? 3f 3 3 3 5 4 U U U Alto & Œ ∑ Œ œ œ œœjbœ œœ œœ nœœ œbœœ bbœœ ˙˙.. œ bœbœœ œ œ ˙ " ∑ J A-do - nai ma'-oz 3 kha - yai mi - mi ef - khad? 3f 3 U U Tenor V Œ ∑ Œ œ œ 4 œjbœœ œœ œœbbœœ œœ œœ 4 bœœ bb˙˙.. œ bœbœœ 4 œ bœœ b˙˙ " U∑ A-do - nai ma'-oz3 kha - yai mi - mi ef - khad? Bass ? Œ ∑ Œ fœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bbœœœœbœbbœœ. œjbUœ œ bœbœœ œ œ U˙ " U∑ 3 3 ˙ A-do - nai ma'-oz kha - yai mi - mi ef - khad? Ad lib. {q = c 60} a tempo (Maestoso) q = 60 Ad lib. {q = c 60} f3 3 3 Hazzan V Œ œ œ œj˙ œJb>œ.5 œbœ œ œ ‰ œœœbœ Aœ ˙ Œ ∑ U∑ Œ U∑ " œœœœ. bJœ œ n3œbœ œ bœ œjœnœbœ bœ Uœ A-do-nai o-ri ve-yi-shi mi - mi i - ra? Adonai ma'-oz kha-yai mi-mi ef - khad? a tempo (Maestoso) q = 60 Ad lib. {q = c 60} Ad lib. {q = c 60} U U U Violin I & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 3 5 4 U U U Violin II & Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Viola B Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 4 4 4 U U U Violoncello ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ U U U Contrabass ? Œ ∑ Œ ∑ ∑ Œ ∑ " ∑ 1 2 3 4 5 © Copyright 2018 by Ari Fisher Music A *30" Col Solo Violin I 11 FFll.. 22 & Picc. (Fl. 3) & 3 1 Ob. 2 & E. Hn. & 4 B Cl. 1 b & B Cl. 2 b & B. Cl. & 1 Bsn. 2 ? C. Bn. ? A * 30" Col Solo Violin I 11 HHnn.. 33 & 2 Hn. 4 & 3 1 C Tpt. 2 & C Tpt. 3 & 4 Tbn. 1 ? Tbn. 2 ? B. Tbn. ? Tuba ? A * Timp. ? Perc. Col Solo Violin I ã 30" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 & Hp. 1 ? w 8 A ** * π SS & ¿ 6 ||: Bikrov alai m'ra'im le'ekhol et b'sari, ** tzarai ve'oyvaili, hemakhashlu venafalu. :|| 3 π AA & ¿ 4 ||: Bikrov alai m'ra'im le'ekhol et b'sari, ** tzarai ve'oyvaili, hemakhashlu venafalu. :|| π TT V ¿ 2 ||: Bikrov alai m'ra'im le'ekhol et b'sari, ** tzarai ve'oyvaili, hemakhashlu venafalu. :|| 4 π BBBB ? ¿ ||: Bikrov alai m'ra'im le'ekhol et b'sari, A tzarai ve'oyvaili, hemakhashlu venafalu. :|| * 1 HHzzzznn.. V ˙ Ø 30" Col Solo Violin I A 9 q = c 60 con molto rubato 10 * Solo 0 , 3 U VVllnn.. II & bœœbœ. œ ‰ bœœnœ bœj ‰ Aœœœ œœ œ œ. 7 p f P ß P P Í Soloq = c 60-80 9 10 3 Con sord. U VVllnn.. IIII & 5 .... œbbœœ nœœœ b˙ N˙ ‰ sotto voce q = c 60-80 10 Solo ten. 9 Con sord. 3 U VVllaa.. B 3 .. bœrœ ‰ ≈ bœœ œj bœ œAœ œj œj ‰ sotto voce 4 q = c 60-80 p 10 Solo U 9 Con sord. 3 Ÿi VVcc.. ? .. ‰ sotto voce 1 œ œbœbœb˙æ œœ œ œ œ. 9 10 π Cb. ? w sotto voce π *Visual layout of where "cues" are placed should not influence when each instrument enters (e.g. Just because cues [2] and [3] are placed closer to each other than cues [3] and [4] does not necessarily mean that the duration between cues [2] and [3] is shorter than betweem cues [3] and [4]. Each cue's arrival should feel "organic." **Each person in the choir should be silently praying (whispering almost inaudibly) at their own pace (although quickly). PSALM 27 -2- B a tempo q = 60 A piacere 1 U U Fl. 2 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Picc. U U (Fl. 3) & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 3 1 U U Ob. 2 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ U U E. Hn. & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 U U Bb Cl. 1 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ U U Bb Cl. 2 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 3 3 ¨ U U B. Cl. & ∑ ‰ œ bœ œ ≈#œ œ œ #œ œr ≈ #œ. Œ j ‰ Œ Œ ∑ P #œ ß 1 ¨ U U Bsn. 2 ? ∑ Ó j ‰ Œ Œ ∑ bœœ œœ ˙˙ #œœ 3 3 P F ß ¨ U U C. Bn. ? ‰ œ bœ œ ≈ œ œ œ bœ œ œ ≈ #œ œ œ Fb˙ ßœj ‰ Œ Œ ∑ P B A piacere a tempo q = 60 a2 1 + U U Hn. 3 & ∑ ∑ ∑ œ ‰ Œ Œ ∑ J a2 ß Hn. 24 & ∑ ∑ ∑ #+œj ‰ UŒ Œ U∑ 1+2 con sord. ß 3 (Harmon, stem in) 1 ¨ U U C Tpt. 2 & ∑ ∑ Œ Œ ≈ #œœj ‰ Œ Œ ∑ con sord. bœ-œ #nœ-œ ß (Harmon, stem in) p ¨ U U C Tpt. 3 & ∑ ∑ Œ Œ ≈ j ‰ Œ Œ ∑ œ 4 con sord. #œ- œ- ß (Harmon, stem in) p Tbn. 1 ? ∑ ∑ œ bœ œ #œ nœ. #œ. œ. œ. >œ œJ¨ ‰ UŒ Œ U∑ 3 c(Hona rsmorodn., stem in) p 3 ß P p F ß Tbn. 2 ? ∑ Œ Œ c(Hona rsmorodn., stem in) ‰ ≈Fœ-3 bœ- œ- bœ- bœ œ fœ Œ NPœ. 3œ. œ. ≈ œ. 3œ.bœ. œ- ßbœJ¨ ‰ UŒ Œ U∑ ¨ U U B. Tbn. ? ∑ Œ ®œ.bœ. œ.bœ. œ. ≈ Œ ‰ ®pœ.bœ. œ. œ. nfœ. ≈ bpœ. œ. œ. œ.Afœ. ®pœ. œ. œ. œ. nfœ. nœj ‰ Œ Œ ∑ con sord. p F 3 3 ß ¨ U U Tuba ? Œ j ‰ œ Œ œ œ #œ. j ‰ Œ Œ ∑ B bpœ fœ bpœ. F> Fbœ- œ- œ- œ- fœ œ œ ≈ Pœ œ œ ß P ßœA piacere a tempo q = 60 U U Timp. ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Perc. U U ã ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ U U & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ Hp. U U ? ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ B A piacere a tempo q = 60 U U S & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 3 U U A & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ P cresc. ƒ T V ‰ bœj œ.. œr bœj nœ Œ bœ nœ œ bœj ‰ ‰ nœ œ >Jœ ‰ UŒ Œ U∑ 4 Bi - krov a - lai m' - ra' - im le' - e - khol B ? ‰ Pbœ crœes.c.. œ bœ nœ Œ bœ nœ œ bJœ ‰ ‰ ƒnœ œ >Jœ ‰ UŒ Œ U∑ J R J Bi - krov a - lai m' - ra' - im le' - e - khol a tempo q = 60 B A piacere P cresc. ƒ Hzzn. V ‰ bBœij - krœov.. œar - bœlaji nœ Œ bmœ' -nrœa' - œim bœj ‰ ‰ nlœe' - œe - kUh˙ol beœtœbj'sœa -bœri nœ3. ‰UŒ B a tempo q = 60 A piacere Tutti con sord. ¨ U U Vln. I & bœj ‰ Œ Œ ∑ Œ Œ œæ nœj ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ 3çTutti i i PÈ ç ∏ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ¨ U U Vln. II & j ‰ Œ Œ ∑ Œ j ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ nœ œ bœ nœ #œ #œ Vla. B çTœujtti ‰ Œ Œ ‰ ≈ œr #œ œ #œ5 œ œ œ œ œ5 œ nœ œ #œ œ5 œ #œ Pœ œ œ5 bœ œ #fœŸÈ çbœœ¨j ‰ UŒ Œ Œ Œ ∏nUœ 4ç P f ç ∏ Tutti 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ŸÈ ¨ U U Vc. ? œ œ#œ œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ #œ nœ œ nœ œ œ#œ œ #œ œ#œ œ œ nœ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ#œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ #œ œj ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ bœ ç p fÈ ç ∏ Ÿ ¨ U U Cb. ? œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ nœ œ nœ œ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ nœ #œ nœ œ œ œ œj ‰ Œ Œ Œ Œ œ ç p f ç ∏ 6 7 8 9 10 PSALM 27 -3-