Composed By: Darius Milhaud

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Voicing: SATB

Keyword Provencal

Event/Holiday: Shabbat

Language: Hebrew

Difficulty: moderate

Country: America/France

Solos: Baritone

Instruments: orchestra or organ

Lyrics: liturgy

Publisher: Salabert

Year Composed/Published: 1947

Timing: 56

Tempo: various

First Line: Mah tovu oholecha

description: In this most charming setting of the Jewish Sabbath liturgy, Milhaud subconsciously evokes the synagogue melodies of his childhood. This work is not as through-composed as Bloch’s more famous setting; various sections can be added or omitted.