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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 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.Yiddish Choral SeriesSeries Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig BöhmeYiddish 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 Informative introductions to each piece Transliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew text

The Yiddish folk song Dzhankoye reflects the pride of Jewish peasants who sing of a Jewish kolkhoz (collective farm) on the Crimean peninsula. Juan M.V. Garcia's arrangement (duration: 2 minutes) leaves the performers plenty of scope for their own creativity: the melody and the choral 'background' can be performed in a variety of ways and enriched by clapping and other effects.Yiddish Choral SeriesSeries Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig BöhmeYiddish 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 Informative introductions to each piece Transliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew text

Veyn nisht for SATB a cappella is a 6-minute setting based on the melancholic lullaby Kleyner yosem (Little Orphan) by the legendary Polish-Jewish songwriter Mordechaj Gebirtig (1877-1942). In his interpretation of the Yiddish song, Bernd Franke uses a broad tonal language including aleatoric and scenic elements. The piece begins with a haunting whisper, which gradually grows into a touching four- to eight-part choral sound. Only at the end does the original melody return, integrated into a four-part polyphonic choral movement.Yiddish Choral SeriesSeries Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig BöhmeYiddish 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 Informative introductions to each piece Transliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew text.

Yiddish Choral Series Series Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig BöhmeYiddish 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 requirementsInformative introductions to each pieceTransliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew textVer Hot Aza Yingele? (Who has such a son?) is a 3-minute, lively, joyful folk song of Eastern Jewish origin. Full of pride, the mother sings a hymn of gratitude for her own child, who is, of course, the best child of all! Polina Shepherd's arrangement for solo voice, SATB and piano adds authentic Yiddish ornamentation to the characteristic simple song melody. This creates a kind of onomatopoeia in the solo and choral parts; a sort of notated improvisation that should be felt with metrical freedom. Even for choral singers unfamiliar with Klezmer, this arrangement gives the opportunity to become wonderfully engaged with the style and---like the mother with her 'Yingele'---will be richly rewarded.

The Yiddish folk song Vos dergeystu mir di yorn is a humorous dispute between a pair of lovers who complain bitterly about the interference of various relatives in their relationship. In this arrangement, which lasts five minutes, Fredo Jung has set the dialogue with much harmonic finesse for two solo voices, SATB and piano. The movement continuously surprises with new twists, timbres, overtones and melodies and is a wonderfully artistic realization of all the "bickering".Yiddish Choral SeriesSeries Editors: Samuel Seifert and Ludwig BöhmeYiddish 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 Informative introductions to each piece Transliterated Yiddish lyrics, with poetic translations into English and German alongside the original Hebrew text