Hebrew songs for the Young Pianist by Eric Steiner

Text edited by Peretz Halpern Rabbi, Nassau Hebrew Congregation, Rockville Center, N. Y.

This book offers an opportunity to the young pianist to play some of the very beautiful traditional Hebrew melodies in rather simple, yet well-sounding arrangements.

The book contains a few of the prayers of the Old Testament, as sung on Sabbath and other Holidays, and also some of the most popular folk songs and dances of Israel.

Teachers will find this book to be useful supplementary material for students in the second and third grade; more advanced students may advantageously use it for sightreading.

The English descriptions are not literal translations of the Hebrew text; they are meant to convey the meaning and significance of each song in brief words, which may help not only toward better understanding, but also toward more appropriate musical interpretation.

Content

First book:
Adir Hu (Traditional for Pesach)
Adon Olam
Artsa Alinu (Folk Song of Israel)
Bahar Bagai (Scout Song of Israel)
B’mach-rash-ti (Folk Melody for Succoth)
Chag Purim (Folk Song)
Eliyahu Hanavi (Folk Song)
Eyn Keloheynu
Chanukoh, Oy Chanukoh (Folk Song)
Hatikvah
Hava Nagula (Chasidic Folk Dance)
Hine Ma Tov (Chasidic Folk Song)
Kadosh
Ki Mi-tsi-yon
Ma-oz Tsur
Mi Chamocha
Naaleh L’artsenu (Folk Song of Israel)
Sh’ma Yis-ra-el
Va-anachnu
Yimloch Adonai
Yisrael V’oraita (Chasidic Folk Song)

Second book:
Am Yisrael chai – Israel Lives forever (Patriotic Song)
Anu banu artza (Pioneer Song)
Atze zetim omdim (Sonf for Hamisha Asar Bish’vat)
Avinu malkenu (Prayer for High Holidays and Tisha B’Av)
Baruch elohenu
Chad gadya (Song for Seder)
Dundai
Echad mi yodea (Yemenite Seder Song)
Gilu ha-galilim (Folk Dance of Israel)
Hevenu shalom alechem (Greeting Song for Sabbath)
Hinn’ni Muchan Um’zuman
Molad’ti (Folk Song of Israel)
Shalom chaverim (Farewell Song, to be sung as a Round)
V’taher libenu
Yismach Moshe

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