Choir Secular
SKU:
AP.48872
Arranged by
Andrew Parr. This
edition: SoundTrax CD.
Choral Octavo;
Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Choral Designs.
Chanukah; Folk; Jewish
Heritage; Sacred;
Traditional. CD. Alfred
Music #00-48872.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48872).
UPC:
038081561967. English.
Traditional Hebrew Folk
Song.
An optional
clarinet adds a festive
flourish to this
traditional Hebrew folk
song arranged expressly
for 3-part mixed singers.
This specifically
targeted voicing pays
close attention to the
most appropriate range
and tessitura for
developing voices,
especially the guys. Four
short lines comprise an
entirely Hebrew text that
celebrates the miracle of
Hanukkah and the spinning
dreidel (a pronunciation
guide is included).
S'vivon sov, sov, sov
means Dreidel turn, turn,
turn. Excitement abounds
throughout, especially
when a surprise slower
section accelerates back
to the first lively
tempo, and then even
faster for the final
phrase.
About Alfred
Choral
Designs
Th
e Alfred Choral Designs
Series provides student
and adult choirs with a
variety of secular choral
music that is useful,
practical, educationally
appropriate, and a
pleasure to sing. To that
end, the Choral Designs
series features original
works, folk song
settings, spiritual
arrangements, choral
masterworks, and holiday
selections suitable for
use in concerts,
festivals, and
contests.