Hebrew a cappella
Several classics in Hebrew are available for the first time as choral arrangements in the two-volume "Hebräisches Chorbuch".
Jewish music has a rich history spanning over 3000 years. It has been significantly shaped by the diaspora, life as a religious minority in different countries, and the resulting incorporation of a wide variety of national musical styles and practices.
With the Hebrew choir book Berlin-based choral conductor and arranger Ohad Stolarz has now published a remarkable collection with a high repertoire value with Breitkopf und Härtel. In two volumes, he presents sacred, paraliturgical and secular classics from the core repertoire of Israeli cultural history. His colorful arrangements for a cappella choir are easy to perform and perfectly capture the mood of the songs. An informative preface, singable transliterations of the Hebrew texts, translations, pronunciation aids and detailed introductions to the works in the appendix make the Hebrew choir book a real recommendation.
Hebräisches Chorbuch for mixed choir a cappella, edited by Ohad Stolarz; Volume 1: Sacred repertoire, ChB 5375; Volume 2: Secular repertoire, ChB 5376, € 19.90 each; Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2022
