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SOPRANO AND HARP MUSIC

This page presents contemporary soprano and harp compositions. The repertoire highlights modern soprano harp duets and soprano and harp chamber music, featuring a collection of unique vocal works and innovative scores for this instrumentation.

A'L MISHKAVI BALEYLOT
(Upon my Bed by Night)

for soprano and harp

Duration:
5 minutes
 
Instrumentation:   
soprano and harp
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Year Composed:  
1992
 
Text:
Canticles III 1-4
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Language:
Hebrew
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Written For:
Shira Green
 
Premiere Performance:
7 July, 1996
Jerusalem, Israel
Shira Green, soprano
Gittit Boasson, harp

SOPRANO AND HARP MUSIC

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Program Notes:

A'l Mishkavi Baleylot (translated from Hebrew as "Upon my bed by night") draws from Canticles III 1-4. It recounts the tale of a woman in search of her destined beloved, feeling his presence drawing near, seeking him through the night until she discovers him.

Selected Vocal Works for Soprano and Harp

  • Benjamin Britten – A Birthday Hansel, Op. 92 (1975)

  • George Crumb – Federico’s Little Songs for Children (1986–87)

  • Sophie Gail – N’est-ce pas d’elle (early 19th century)

  • Adolphus Hailstork – Lollipops (full song cycle) (1959)

  • Deborah Henson-Conant – The Nightingale (N/A)

  • Hideki Kozakura – Miau (2008)

  • Lior Navok – A’l Mishkavi Baleylot (1992)

  • Antonina Rostovskaya – Seven Romances (on verses by Pushkin) (2019)

  • Marcel Tournier – La Lettre du Jardinier (ca. 1912)

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