Mizmorei Tehilim, Tzvi Avni
Mizmorei Tehilim, Tzvi Avni
Composed By: Tzvi Avni
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Voicing: SATB
Keyword Jerusalem
Event/Holiday:
Language: Hebrew or English
Difficulty: medium difficult
Country: Israel
Solos: none
Instruments: none
Lyrics: Psalms 47, 48, 150
Publisher: Transcontinental
Year Composed/Published: 1967
Timing: 6:25
Tempo: various
First Line: Kol ha-amim tiku khaf
description: This three-movement work was commissioned for the 1967 Zimriyah International Choral Festival in Israel. Its texts reflect both the uniqueness of the host nation, and the joy a foreigner experiences when coming to the Holy Land. This is one of the last works from Avni’s “Mediterranean” style period, incorporating the rhythms and modes of the Middle East. The first movement is set in a lively 5/4 meter. The second movement evokes the Palestrina ideal in its polyphonic texture made up of independent, lyrical, flowing lines. The finale returns to the mood of the opening: joyous homophony in mixed meters. This colorful work is very rewarding for more advanced choirs.