Music and recording © Alexander Massey 19 May 2016 The sheet music for this is available for purchase as part of ‘Five Sacred Chants’. “You have all been shown what is good, and what God seeks from you. Do justice,…
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Elohai N’shamah – its music and meaning
Music and recording © Alexander Massey 11 March 2015 The sheet music is available for purchase as part of ‘Five Sacred Chants’. אֱלהַי נְשָׁמָה שֶׁנָּתַתָּ בִּי טְהורָה הִיא Elohai, n’shamah shenatata bi, t’horah hi. My God, the soul You have…
Ki L’olam Chasdo (Ps 136)
Music and audio (rough draft) © Alexander Massey 12 Nov. 2018 Psalm 136 – Great Hallel– Hodu Ladonai Psalm 136, the ‘Great Hallel’, is often referred to by its opening words – ‘Hodu Ladonai’. My version is called Ki L’Olam…
Oneg Nigun
Music & audio © Alexander Massey, 23 March 2014 In Jewish life, we take joy seriously! We are reminded that, on Shabbat especially, we should be joyful, prompted by the verse from Isaiah 58:13 – “and call the Sabbath a delight…
Naomi’s Nigun
Music & audio © Alexander Massey 14 May 2016 The melody is based on the nusach for the haftarah blessing on shabbat morning. It has 50 notes, in honour of my friend Naomi’s 50th birthday!
Lamah Lanetzach (Lam. 5:20-22)
Music and audio © Alexander Massey 6 Dec. 2013 20. Why have You forgotten us utterly, forsaken us for all time? 21. Turn us back, Eternal One, to Yourself, that we may be turned! Renew our days as of old.…
Nigun Chakartani vaTeida – Nigun meditation on Psalm 139
Music & audio © Alexander Massey, 26 Oct 2018 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…
Kol B’Ramah, Kol D’mei
Music and audio © Alexander Massey 11 April 2018 Jer. 31:15; Gen. 4:10; Jerusalem Talmud, Sanhedrin 4:1 (22a) On Yom HaShoah v’HaGevurah, we commemorate both the victims of the Holocaust, and those who heroically resisted. This piece was written to…
Lo Yisa Goi (No.2) – Nation Shall Not Raise Sword
Music and Audio © Alexander Massey 28 January 2017 Instrumental version (easier to hear the individual parts) This three part round is written in 2 languages (Hebrew and English) and 3 different time signatures (4/4, 6/8 and 3/4), each line…
Han’shamah Lach – a new musical setting
Music and Audio © Alexander Massey 13 Sept 2018 Enjoy listening! Fuller commentary / essay coming soon – in the meantime, here are some brief details about the prayer: The prayer is usually associated with High Holy Days. Yamim Noraim,…
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