Composer: Sarah RiskindDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBIncidental Divisi: S, BAccompaniment: obbligato instrument(s)Instrumentation: pianoviolinNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:42 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: www.sarahriskind.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): HebrewText Source: Amidah blessings, based on Job 25:2Text: Oseh shalom bim'romav Hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu V'al kol yisrael V'imru, imru amen.Translation: May the One who makes peace in the heavens Grant peace to us And to all our people And let us say, Amen. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateSeasonal Usage: ShabbatJewish holidaysDescriptive Terms: peacesupplicationtangoworshipprayerAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: This new setting of a standard text was inspired by Tango rhythms. Though Tango is not traditional in Jewish liturgical music, many congregations draw musical inspiration from traditional and popular music of diverse origins. Apart from the work of Salomone Rossi in the late 16th/early 17th centuries, Jewish choral music essentially dates back to the 19th-century European synagogues that were influenced by their Christian counterparts. The text of Oseh Shalom comes at the end of the Amidah, a central set of blessings in every worship service that incorporates praise, petitions, and thanks. The words are based on Job 25:2. Additional InformationDate of Completion: February, 2016Date of First Performance: Wednesday, May 23, 2018Premier Performance Data: University of Washington Chorale (Elisabeth Cherland, cond), Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WAAdditional Performances: April 12, 2019 Appalachian State University Glee Club (Meg Stohlmann, conductor), Boone, NC
