Choral; Mixed Choir (SATB
a cappella)
SKU:
HL.49018287
Composed
by Viktor Ullmann. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Choral. Classical.
Softcover. Composed 1943.
7 pages. Duration 5'.
Schott Music #C53696.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49018287).
ISBN
9790001170826. UPC:
884088620752.
7.5x10.75x0.049 inches.
Hebrew.
Viktor
Ullmann composed his
choral arrangements of
Hebrew, Yiddish and
Chassidic songs in the
ghetto of Theresienstadt
in 1943/1944. In the
function of 'Head of the
Studio for New Music',
Ullmann made a
significant contribution
to the so-called 'leisure
activities' in the
ghetto. The works were
evidently intended for
the repertoire of the
various choirs at
Theresienstadt, including
children's choirs such as
the Karel Vrbas Youth
Choir in which Ullmann's
son Max also sang. There
is no evidence to confirm
that Ullmann's choral
works were actually
performed in
Theresienstadt, for
example in one of the
frequent concerts given
by Rafael Schachter's
choir of up to a hundred
voices (cf. Milan Kuna,
Musik an der Grenze des
Lebens, 21998. p.313).
The German translations
below first appeared in
the song book
Makkabi-Liederbuch
published in Berlin in
1930 (2nd edition 1935)
which was available to
Viktor Ullmann as a
source for the melodies
and text orthography for
his choral arrangements
in Theresienstadt.
