Composed By: traditional

Arranged By: Daniel Faktori

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Voicing: SATB

Keyword rejoicing

Event/Holiday:

Language: Hebrew

Difficulty: moderate

Country: Eastern Europe/Israel

Solos: none

Instruments: none

Lyrics: Moshe Nathanson (or Abraham Idelsohn)

Publisher: Transcontinental

Year Composed/Published: 1949

Timing: 2:00

Tempo: fast

First Line: Hava nagila venismecha

description: With a melody derived from a Hassidic niggun, and quintessential Zionist lyrics, “Hava Nagila” has come to be the most well-known Israeli song. Faktori’s arrangement brings the rhythms to life in a delicate madrigalesque way.