Composed By: Salomon Sulzer

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Voicing: SATB, div

Keyword Majesty

Language: Hebrew

Difficulty: moderate

Country: Austria

Solos: high baritone or tenor

Instruments: organ and harp

Lyrics: Psalm 111

Publisher: Transcontinental

Year Composed/Published: 1838

Timing: 6:30

Tempo: various

First Line: Halleluyoh, odeh adonoy bechol leyvov

description: This work was composed for a (non-liturgical) concert performance, commemorating the birthday of the Emperor Joseph I. A jubilant choral “Hallelujah” frames a slower middle section, set antiphonally between the cantor and choir. There is even a brief cadenza for the harp.