Psalm 92 Musical settings for the ‘Verses of song’ section of the morning service This list includes solo pieces, duets, congregational music, chants, rounds, and full choral settings. Much of it can work unaccompanied as well as accompanied, while some work better with accompaniment.
Music for P’sukei D’zimra Read More »
Music & Audio © 2019 Alexander Massey Download the free sheet music (voice & guitar) In Jewish scripture and liturgy we are often encouraged to ‘sing to the Lord a new song’. How many times can we sing a song before it’s no longer new? What happens then? If we like a song, and it
Shiru Ladonai Shir Chadash (Sing To God A New Song) Read More »
This concert was based on Book 4 of the Psalms, and took place at Oxford University in July 2019. It was produced by the Society for Old Testament Study (SOTS), which is a learned society of professional scholars and others committed to the study of the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible. Three of my pieces
Psalms Concert – The Society for Old Testament Study Conference, Oxford University Read More »
Music and audio © Alexander Massey 10 June 2019 Download the free sheet music (voice & optional piano or guitar) This was composed for a Psalms Concert for the Society for Old Testament Study Conference in July 2019. These verses are an important part of Yom Kippur liturgy, with the themes of sin and mercy,
Barchi Nafshi (Bless God, O My Soul) Read More »
Music and audio © Alexander Massey 20 Oct 2014 Download the free sheet music (1 or 2 voices & optional guitar) This piece is one of my collection of songs for Shabbat Shacharit, all available here. Havayah, Sh’chinah, Adonai,S’fatai tiftach,Ufi yagid t’hilatecha. All-That-Is-Was-And-Shall-Be, In-Dwelling Presence, Yah,Open my lips, And my mouth will declare Your Praise. For many years,
Havayah S’fatai Tiftach (Open My Lips) Read More »
Here are my (currently 28) musical settings of various complete psalms, some part psalms, and single psalm verses (by number, and alphabetically): 18 Neir Adonai No.1 18 Neir Adonai No.2 19 Yih’yu L’ratzon 23 Adonai Roi 23 V’shavti B’veit Adonai 27 Adonai Ori / Achat Sha’alti 27 Sh’ma Adonai Koli Ekra 36 Nir’eh Or / In
Music and audio (rough draft) © Alexander Massey 12 Nov. 2018 Download the free sheet music (solo voice & optional guitar) Download the free sheet music (SATB & optional piano) Psalm 136 – Great Hallel – Hodu Ladonai Psalm 136, the ‘Great Hallel’, is often referred to by its opening words – ‘Hodu Ladonai’. My
Ki L’Olam Chasdo (Endless Lovingkindness) Read More »
Music & audio © Alexander Massey, 26 Oct 2018 Download the free sheet music Music’s role is often to express or explore what cannot be put into words. I wrote this nigun at a time when I found myself soul searching and questioning, and wanting to reach out to God. In turning towards God, I felt
Nigun Chakartani vaTeida (You Have Searched Me Out and Known Me) Read More »
Psalm 36: 8-10 – Music and audio © Alexander Massey 16 Sept 2018 Music, English lyrics & audio © Alexander Massey 16 Sept 2018 Download the free sheet music (voice & piano or guitar) I wrote this as a companion piece for B’ruchah Haba’ah (Blessed is She), the song for the blessing of a baby girl. Nir’eh
Nir’eh Or (In Your Light, We See Light) Read More »
Composition and audio © Alexander Massey, October 2011 Download the free sheet music (four part canon) Psalm 150 not only completes Book 5 of the Psalms (tehillim), but is the last of all the Psalms. As such, its message is particularly important as a summation – a vision – of what our central intention should
Halleluyah No. 2 (Ps. 150) Read More »