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SCORED FOR:
Soloist, piano, flute
OCCASION:
Concert
COMPOSITION DATE:
1992 - Commissioned by Laurie Rimland-Bonn in honor of the 85th birthday of Esther Maslow
DESCRIPTION:
In the style of a classical art song, this setting of the traditional
Friday Evening text consists of a gentle melody which leads to a
thoughtful recitative, before returning again.
BACKGROUND:
Composed when Cantor Finkelstein was at Sinai Temple
in Los Angeles as a tribute to the mother of one of the first
female Cantors.
Scored originally for voice, piano and violin.
The voice/piano part can be found here.
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