Composed By: Louis Lewandowski

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Voicing: SATB

Keyword: funeral

Event/Holiday: memorial service

Language: Hebrew

Difficulty: easy/moderate

Country: Germany

Solos: none

Instruments: organ (could be sung unaccompanied)

Lyrics: Psalm 102

Publisher: Broude Brothers

Year Composed/Published: 1882

Timing: 4:30

Tempo: slow

First Line: Enosh kechotsir yomov

description: One of Lewandowski’s most moving compositions, this work, written for a memorial service, describes the ephemeral nature of human life in poignant tones. Similar in style to Mendelssohn. An orchestration for string quartet (or string orchestra) is available.