Composed By: Andre Hajdu

Hebrew Title: Arba Mishnayot

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Voicing: SATB, divisi

Language: Hebrew

Difficulty: challenging

Country: Israel

Solos: soprano or tenor

Instruments: none

Lyrics: Mishnah (Avot 5:10, Shevi’it 1:1, Bava Metsia 5:1, Sanhedrin 10:1)

Year Composed/Published: 1987

Timing: 5:30

Tempo: various

First Line: Arba Midot Ba-adam

description: Hajdu was a Jewish Israeli composer who enjoyed destroying stereotypes of Jewish Music. This four-movement work is a little gem, at times humorous, at times touching, but always faithful to the chosen texts.