Jewish songs in English
Here is a list of my Jewish songs that use English, either as the original lyric, as a singable close translation from a Hebrew setting of mine, or alternating between English and Hebrew in a song.
Songs by theme
Solo, unison, duet, choir, rounds
There are lots of ways to categorise the pieces I have written: music for Shabbat, High Holidays, psalm settings, interfaith etc.. All of the music can be searched in multiple ways on my main music page. In the meantime, I have listed my music here according to whether it can be sung as a solo …
High Holy Days music
Here are many pieces I’ve written for High Holy Days over the years. Some texts appear several times in the season, throughout the month of Elul, at S’lichot, Rosh Hashanah, or on more than one occasion during Yom Kippur. If you like this music, or are interested in singing some of it and would like …
Jewish lifecycle music
Here is a list of songs to cover a wide range of lifecycle moments: birth & baby blessings, death (including funeral, Yizkor, memorial), bar/bat mitzvah, conversion, weddings, illness & healing, and moments of crisis or heightened need. There are also songs for making sacred space, celebrating joy, and offering general blessings of goodwill. Making sacred …
Jewish Rounds for singing
A collection of rounds from the simple and easy learnable, to complex ones for advanced musicians and vocalists. The shortest melody is 6 bars, and the longest 48 bars, with anything from 2 to 5 voices. There are recordings of all of them on this website. If you would like sheet music for any of …
Five Yiddish Songs (choral)
Five traditional Yiddish songs, arranged by Alexander Massey for 3 voices (soprano, alto, and tenor/bass) with piano – can be performed unison with piano, or with 2nd and/or 3rd voice. Buy the sheet music separately for $9 each (4 copies @ $2.25), or buy all five for the price of four ($36). A mixture of …
Psalm settings
Here are my (currently 17) musical settings of various complete psalms, some part psalms, and single psalm verses (by number, and alphabetically): 23 Adonai Roi 23 V’shavti B’veit Adonai 36 Nir’eh Or / In Your light, we see light 81 Simcha Song 86 Come Down, God 87 Holy Mountain 89 Ashrei Ha’am 92 Mah Gadlu / …
Five Sacred Chants
‘Five Sacred Chants’ is an 11-page sheet music set of simple rounds and chants for 2 or 3 voices. It includes a a 4-page introduction with an essay ‘What’s the point of chanting?’, and short commentaries on each of the five pieces. BUY the sheet music for all 5 together – $19.95 (20% discount) You …
Jewish Baby Blessings
Here is a list of the music that I have written to Jewish texts that be used for Jewish baby blessings, for boys or girls: B’ruchah Haba’ah (Blessed Is She) – A blessing for the baby girl; a simple tune, the guests can pick up the refrain easily by ear and join in. Nir’eh Or …
Jewish Wedding Music
Here is a list of the music that I have written to Jewish texts that can fit into a Jewish wedding: B’ruchah Haba’ah (Blessed Is She) – A simple tune, the guests can pick up the refrain easily by ear and join in. Kumi Lach Rayati (Rise Up, My Love) – verses (and part verses) …