Yiddish Choral Series

Yiddish Choral Series

Series Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig Böhme

Yiddish folk songs explore the complete range of human emotions, powerfully expressing all that the Jewish people have loved, embraced and endured. Since their origins in the 14th century, the songs have traditionally been passed on to each generation as words and melodies alone. The Yiddish Choral Series now makes this music available for the first time in stunning new arrangements for choirs

Series Editors Samuel Seifert (a member of Ensemble Rozhinkes) and Ludwig Böhme (director of the Leipzig Synagogal Choir) have commissioned a range of renowned international arrangers to illustrate the huge variety of creative responses to Yiddish songs: from simple choral settings to expansive, through-composed concert arrangements, and from typical Yiddish harmonies to aleatoric composition.

• The Yiddish Choral Series, which allows choirs everywhere to discover the fascinating world of Yiddish song, features:

• A range of choral styles and levels of difficulty, to suit all programming requirements</p>

• Informative introductions to each piece

• Transliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew text

• Dzhankoye............................................................................EP 11649

SATB Choir & Piano Arranged by Juan M.V. Garcia

Accessible jazzy arrangement (duration: 2 minutes) of the Yiddish folk song with (and also without) piano accompaniment.

By the well-known jazz musician Juan M.V. Garcia, professor for choral and ensemble conducting at the 'Franz Liszt' Academy in Weimar • Ver hot aza yingele...................................................................EP 11652

Solo Voice, SATB Choir & Piano

Arranged by Polina Shepherd

Arrangement (duration: 3 minutes) for solo voice, SATB and piano of the well-known Yiddish folksong.

By composer, performer, choral director and educator Polina Shepherd

• Veyn nisht (after Kleyner yosem)..............................................EP 11650

SATB Choir & Piano

Bernd Franke

Choral composition for SATB divisi based on the Yiddish lullaby Kleyner yosem by Mordechaj Gebirtig

• Vos dergeystu mir di yorn (Why do you pester me)..................EP 11653 2 Solo Voices, SATB Choir & Piano

Arranged by Fredo Jung

Imaginative arrangement (duration 5 minutes) of the humorous

Yiddish folk song for 2 solos, SATB and piano.

By the lecturer, conductor, composer and arranger Fredo Jung

• Rozhinkes mit mandlen...........................................................EP 11648

Solo Voice, SATB Choir divisi & Piano Abraham Goldfaden, arranged Ludwig Böhme

Rozhinkes mit mandlen by Abraham Goldfaden is one of the most famous Yiddish lullabies. It is about a mother's longing for a better future for her child. ‘Rozhinkes’ (raisins) and ‘Mandlen’ (almonds) are symbolic of well-being and prosperity.

In this choral version by Ludwig Böhme for solo voice, SATB Choir and piano, and which lasts 3.5 minutes, the ’feast‘ is presented in a through-composed arrangement with a richly-textured piano accompaniment. Constantly flowing waves of quavers, inspired by the swaying ‘Aylyulyu’, and the added affectionate motif ‘Yidele shlof’ make the romanticism of the song sound almost symphonic.