Composer: Gilad CohenDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:00 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: www.giladcohen.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): HebrewText Source: Song of Songs 3:1–2Text: על משכבי בלילות בקשתי את שאהבה נפשי: בקשתיו ולא מצאתיו.Translation: By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. Programming AidsSeasonal Usage: ChanukahJewish eventsMemorial ServicesNational HolidaysPassoverRosh HashanahWeddingsYom KippurDescriptive Terms: JewishloveprayerSolomonsongAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: Al Mishkavi BaLeylot is a setting of one of the most beautiful love texts ever written, taken from The Song of Songs. In my interpretation of the text, I have tried to maintain its simple, direct tone, and its romantic, almost erotic quality. In order to emphasize the age of the text but at the same time its immortality, I have created a hybrid of ancient, Jewish atmosphere, using traditional modes and embellishments alongside modern jazz-influenced harmonies and rhythms. Additional InformationDate of Completion: January, 2006Date of First Performance: Monday, May 1, 2006Premier Performance Data: The Jerusalem Academy of Music And Dance Chamber Choir (Avner Itai, cond), Jerusalem Music Center, IsraelAdditional Performances: Thalamus Quartet
