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MEDITATIONS OVER SHORE
for double choir, harmonica, percussion and piano

DUTATION: 14 minutes

INSTRUMENTATION: Soli (SATB), double chamber choir, double large choir, harmonica, percussion (2) and Piano

YEAR COMPOSED: 1997

TEXT: mainly vocalize, with one sentence from a poem by H.N. Bialik
LANGUAGE: Hebrew

MEDITATIONS OVER SHORE (study score) [Hard Copy]

$30.00

Quantity

Item:	Full Study Score / Full Performance Score
Format:	Hard Copy
Edition:	2nd Edition
Copyright:	Lior Navok
Publisher:	Lior Navok Music
Pages:	37
Binding:	Plastic Spiral
Ink:	Black & White
Paper Size:	Study Score: DIN A4 / Letter Performance Score: DIN B4
Hire Materials:	Requires Multiple-Copy License

Program Notes:

Meditations Over Shore is a one-day journey along the shore. Being far from my homeland, many memories of the shore on the other side of the ocean came to mind. While walking along the shore, one can hear the murmur of the waves, buoy bells, rain, and foghorns – all of which found their way into the score. For most of the piece, the soloists and chorus do not sing text but rather breathe and hum. I decided to use only one line of text, taken from a poem by H.N. Bialik, one of Israel’s most important poets: "Me’ever La-Yam" (Beyond the sea).

For the premiere of Meditations Over Shore, I used buoy bells borrowed from the Rhode Island Coast Guard. If buoy bells are difficult to obtain, other kinds of bells (without clappers), metal plates, or small tam tams may be substituted.

Meditations Over Shore was written for conductor Tamara Brooks and the New England Conservatory Chamber Singers and Chorus.